Women don’t Woe-Men
One of history’s well-known poet, Homer’s, lovely words which are stuck in my heart and head for quite some time now: Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other’s good, and melt at other’s woe. Empathetic.…
Once Upon a Time in Love
We often hear statements from many around, that goes like ‘with love comes pain’ at other instance, ‘The one you love the most will be the one to hurt you the most’ or even ‘To love is to let go…
Keep Heart and Keep Moving
“Life is not all fun and games, life isn’t meant to be easy”. How often have you heard these depressing quotes? Why such a pessimistic view of life? Who says it can’t be easy? Who says you can’t spend your…
I love talking
Somewhere in random conversations people throw words like ‘she has a way with words’. Subtly I’d like to think I have a way with words, they after all are a thing of beauty. It’d be nice if someone said I…
Sacred Envy
“Sometimes we portray ourselves as the bad person in order to make others happy, most importantly in order to make our loved ones happy because that’s the least we can offer them in return for their unconditional love.” “Yaaz?…
Blessings at halt.
Have you seen those little feet and hands with emotions that holds the cutest and brightest smile?! Have you ever dreamt of having a child that would have your eyes and your personality? That would bring joy to you and…
Staring at the Sun
The sun will purify my sight. My eyes will be like falling stars. The blue of the sky will be white. The palm trees will disappear. My eyes will mirror the darkness. I won’t contemplate sunsets. I will look good…
Say Her Name Also
Say her name Burned to death for speaking out Placing seeds of doubt Telling it like it is Say her name Burned alive for speaking her mind She lives among you The silenced and ostracised We decry the burning of…
Mend it, don’t End it.
“We are from a time when if something broke, we fixed it. We didn’t just throw it away and get a new one” Friendships, relationships and marriages just don’t happen out of the blue and turn out to be ebulliently…
A Piece of My Fear
Let me tell you. Let me tell you a piece of my fear. The fear that latches on me every second of my day. The fear that keeps me paranoid. The fear that makes me so hard to trust people.…
Parents’ Apologies
What exactly have I done so wrong? I have listened to his cries and please I have tried to understand all of his Hopes, dreams and needs Yet as time goes on He continues to hate me Not trusting in…
A Bad Dream.
Timid And scared. There I lie. I can’t breathe, Nor can I tell you why. Im gasping for oxygen, Like there’s nothing more I could lose. I’m feeling numb again; Possibly for the hundredth time. I endure a rush In…
The Beautiful Melody Of Silence
The beautiful melody of silence Keeps me occupied When alone Enjoying solitude! The melodious silence Speaks volumes Of meaningful and meaningless ideas Passes mind every moment. Nostalgia, the best mate, Never leaves like a shadow Hovers around to…
The line
I went to the waters, Salty myself, Saw a line, Between the seas and heavens, And thought to myself- Maybe, maybe That is where we stood apart Here’s to the branches That held us, And to the prime number That…
Missing
Missing is a feeling that connotes So many things; Anxiety tinged emotions bound Quite tightly by life’s strings Or maybe just a tiny miss, when Someone’s gone to store Knowing that they’ll be right back, A quick and easy chore.…