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This poem is a follow-up to the poem 'Akash's proposal'. I had planned on writing this, that's why I did not cover Payal's reply in that poem.Episode 132Payal's RejectionPhoolon mein sajaakar, dil apna kiya haazirPar sweekar nahin kiya, samaaj ki khatirPhir bhi sabke saamne aapka haath maangaPhir se inkaar kiya, mere pyaar mein rangnaKyun beech mein aagayi samaaj ki ye deewar?Kyun isey itna chubhta hai mera pyaar?Ek baar samaaj ki iss deewar ko hatakar dekhtiKya kehti tab bhi, aap mujhe pasand nahin karti?Kaash main ameer nahin, gareeb hotaTo aaj main aapke kareeb hotaMere ohdey ki sazaa mujhko hai miliSab kuch hai magar, mere haath hain khaaliTranslation:I presented my heart decorating it in flowersBut didn't accept because of the societyEven then, in front of everybody, asked for your handAgain refused to get coloured by my loveWhy did this wall of society come in between?Why does it feel pricked by my love?Once if you removed this wall of society and sawWould you say even then, that you didn't like me?Wish I wasn't rich, but was poorThen I would have been close to youI have been sentenced for my statusEverything is there, but my hands are empty
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