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Destroyed & Beautiful

Time ticks, Tides turnover, Minds Displaced, Constants Break, Devil on your back, Overlooked Silences & Shadows Casted, Shattered Hopes, Jarring judgements . Standing Tall, Still The Will,Stands.

“…If skin marks the border where an I ends and a You begins then that night they did all they could to cross it.” “Stories never start at the beginning. They differ this way from life in that regard. Life is lived from birth to death, from the beginning into the unknowable future. But storiesContinue reading “What is real?”

Corner Reflections

I had some time while sitting in that corner, how easy it was for you to smile, spread that innate joy of yours around. I knew the truth though, that you were breaking inside, screaming really, as the pain just increased, the threshold waning. Still, nothing changed on the outside, the birds continued to chirp,Continue reading “Corner Reflections”

Tell me everything that makes you, you.

I want to ask not just what your favourite colour is but I need to know which colour reminds you of warmth and joy when your days are downcast. I so want to ask if you’d want to share vanilla ice cream with me every Friday night for the rest of our lives. I wantContinue reading “Tell me everything that makes you, you.”

Memories at Dusk

Take a moment, she said, close your eyes and think of the memories that flash before you? The first time you dived into the cold pool, does it still cause you to take a deep breath as you remember how you resurfaced? Or climbing that tree while scraping your knee, did it make you feelContinue reading “Memories at Dusk”

Letters of the Unsaid

Last week the summer rains was the show screening, the sun and the clouds playing hide & seek, at the peak was the Sunday. It was hot, really hot just some time back when I’d gone up to put the clothes to dry in the afternoon but the clouds and winds had come into fullContinue reading “Letters of the Unsaid”

THE DE-TOX

A lot of times, each one of us are uncharacteristically forced to go through the toughest of times, not once or twice but several and its always uninvited. Do we roll out a red carpet and hold our arms open for trouble?Some people would force that opinion though, the phrase ‘Asked for it’ comes toContinue reading “THE DE-TOX”

The Cracks Within & Beyond

Those cracks you see and feel,What are you willing to do about them? Would you try to fix it or wedge something else in between, fill the space? What would you do about those smaller pocket of spaces that don’t seem to heal no matter how much you try, always seeking and present akin toContinue reading “The Cracks Within & Beyond”

The Precedent Case

When I Fell for you, I fell hard and fast without a second thought, not realising what it would cost. When I Fell for you, there was no one else I saw, there is still no one else I see. When I Fell for you, and you didn’t know, every smile you showered at me wasContinue reading “The Precedent Case”

Yellow, Wise & Neowise

As I wait, impatiently at first, for the comet that I possibly can’t see from my terrace and while this sinks in, the hope that I could still spot it dispels. I start looking around and slowly the other things around me seep into my consciousness. Looking up at the stars,(they look so beautiful tonight),Continue reading “Yellow, Wise & Neowise”