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burden
When my shoulders are bent,
saddled
with burdens
of life;
when I am tired,
so tired
(And when) I think, now-that now
my knees will give in,
a small little poem comes
and stands in front of me
holds my hand and says.
Give me your burden,
come, give it to me,
my poet.

empty box
An empty box
opened,
knifed,
beating against walls
lying uselessly on the streets.
Flattened out
rolling along
meaninglessly.
Just like this day
empty
blank
so utterly useless.

Finally, I have crossed the 'halfway through' mark. On to the 12th part now. Met lots of character some interesting some not so. Have gone through a lot of interesting and not so interesting sections in the book, but as am progressing my interest in the book has not dwindled in the least.

The fourth and fifth part was a little bit difficult to read, but interesting too, it revolved around politics (my least favourite subject). On the other hand, met Haresh, he seemed interesting, another suitable prospect for Lata?

Done with Part 2, which was more about Maan and Saeeda Bai and Part 3, which was about Lata and Kabir. I've started liking Lata more and more now. On to Part 4 now.

A Real Durwan

Fouth of the nine anthologies. A story about a poor old woman who finds a place for herself in the corner of a building and self-appoints as durwan. She sweeps all the time and talks non-stop. But as the building gets its makeover everyone decides they don't need her any more instead need a real durwan for their building.

Interpreter of Maladies

The titled short story is the third of the nine stories A story about Mr Kapasi, an interpreter or a driver? When he drives Das family with husband, wife and their 3 children for a sightseeing tour. On the way, he learns how indifferent Mrs Das is towards her family and gets infatuated with her that is until she confides her secret to him.

When Mr. Pirzada came to dine.

The second of the nine anthologies is from a ten-year-old girl's point of view. The story shows how her innocence finds it difficult to comprehend a big issue like 'partition'. It slightly does touch the nerve of a reader making them realize how far from corrupt their childhood mind was.

A Temporary Matter

This is the first of the nine anthologies. In this, the author has beautifully depicted how a temporary change in a couples' daily routine changed their relationship and made them realize how slowly they were falling out of love.