They were barely able to see any sun, Trapped in a tiny room with 6 others, Sharing everything between them and taking turns to peek from that small whole, They would look outside, They would look at a new world every time they took a peek, Sometimes it was the Grape-Seller, Sometimes it would be... Continue Reading →
Flawed
Admiring her flaws He sat there, maintaining a distance from her, Counting the number of seconds she would curse herself, His count reached 30, And she came running towards him, Gave him a warm hug and cried her heart out, While he whispered in her ear "You cried 20 seconds less this time" with a... Continue Reading →
Pricetag On Dreams
Dreams, The perfect ones get executed in a flawless manner, The worst ones make it to the Hall of Shame, Forever thought of, Never forgotten, Things that did matter the most, Now stay in my closet, finding their place behind the old dusty jacket, They have forgotten their existence altogether, While learning about each other,... Continue Reading →
Lost Wing – Paralyzed
A surprisingly talented person, A person who never gave up on anything, A person who could do anything on his fingertips, A person who heads every tough scenario with a determined self. A person who never gave up even when things turned him down, When situations made him face the ground, When he lost, yet... Continue Reading →
Half-White
Running across the hallway of the glass building, He ran towards the elevator, In hope to not miss his Date, Not miss his lunch hour with her, Just when he reached the ground floor, A hand pulled him back into the elevator and the elevator door closed, With anger raging from his within, He gave... Continue Reading →
Ain’t gonna be Shy about it!
It quite amazing, Everything was so perfect, The long journey, The breeze finding its way through your hair, Leaving an amazing essence in the air, It was something different, The Sense of Completion, The Sense of Fulfilment, There's something more to everything they say, If ever asked, I would just demand your time and presence,... Continue Reading →
Comparison and Compatibility
The first thing that we experience in this world when we grow up is "Competition". Now, there's something with these three C's, Competition, Comparison and Compatibility. These have few things in common, they are related to one another. One results in the other, rather we can call it a chain reaction that takes place. Competition,... Continue Reading →
Stories that I can’t Explain
"It's a bedtime story dad" She demanded How could he say "No" to his daughter, With a heavy heart, He let his emotions out, Narrated her, his favourite story, Story of his Life, "The way he used to find joy in little things, He did jump various jobs from a freelance writer to a software... Continue Reading →
The Fall
It's not always easy to pick yourself up after a fall, The damage cannot be reduced, Neither can it be forgotten, What creates an impact is the "Lesson that we learn from the Fall", Not everyone is gifted with an ability to heal quickly, Not everyone heals at the same pace, It takes time to... Continue Reading →
The Last Passenger
He could see his "youth" in the boy, The boy sat at the corner of the street, nervous and still, The taxi driver could recollect his past, What could he do, Neither can he empathize nor can he console him, The Eerie silence added horror to the boy's almost moist eyes, The driver bought a... Continue Reading →
A Mask for a Lifetime
Scrolling through the camera roll, I did find a lot many memories, Every time they could see an expressionless face, Trying to fit in the frame in a very awkward manner, Not every person who shows emotion is emotional, And not every person who doesn't shower emotion is emotionless, Here I was, on a crossroad,... Continue Reading →
Adieu
"The time has come, you need to leave to your new destination!" He heard a voice, which was quite familiar to him, He didn't utter a single word, neither did he turn back, He was standing at the same place for hours now, He recollected all the memories he had, His past rolled like a... Continue Reading →
Awestruck
And there she was, The person I was searching for the entire day, Finding her trails, Following her visits, She was a class apart, Bold and Impressive, One who could handle any situation with her wit, She was able to solve the toughest problems with the simplest solutions, She had zero arrogance, And the way... Continue Reading →
When I ask “How’s Everything going?”
I don't want to listen to your "Okay", "Fine", "Good" or "Nice", When I ask you "How's everything going?" I already did a background check on your well-being, Because you're a part of the family now, I don't want to know something that I'm already aware of, Because I care about you, What meaning should... Continue Reading →
Oak-A Series of Short Stories
Dear Readers, It has been a long time since I wrote three liners. The writing style of mine which brought me my recognition on WordPress and several other platforms. I try to portray various insights depending on the perspective of the reader in a few lines. I call them my "Three Liners" which you can... Continue Reading →
Final Rant-College or a Detention Camp?
Security camera's installed everywhere, Invading privacy and personal space, Covering everything from what happens within the buses, To what's going on in the corridoors, The observation was done 24*7 by a team, This insitution never underwent any security breach, Was it to prevent suicides, which were initiated by this Education System? There was no such... Continue Reading →
“Handle With Care”
His ego to ''not let things go" so easily, Kept her imprisoned, His desire to get "The Best" for himself, His never-ending wishes, which never cease to exist, Were suffocating her! His ego was out of the normal at times, He forgot that not only "Non-living" things but also "Living beings" need to be "Handled... Continue Reading →
Overnight
"A Successful person with a hell lot of Arrogance" He was tagged with something that he never was! Few knew his past, remaining assumed, Time and situation were never easy on him, They lashed him out every single time he tried to be different, Responsibilities turned his brain into a processor over-time, Now he computes... Continue Reading →
Mix Tape
It was a long journey, From a not-so-enlightened person to someone quite organized, I always chose the window seat, Not because I could see what's going outside, Rather spend time with my playlist and recollect everything that happened over 6 years,  I would carry my playlist everywhere because they aren't just songs, Each song had... Continue Reading →
Dear True Love
Dear True Love, They say that you happen only once, and I am eagerly waiting for that moment, with quite a lot of expectations. My expectations aren't superficial, rather they are real. My needs are limited and not much complicated. My eyes keep searching for you all the time. But yet, you need to be... Continue Reading →
Offbeat
I tried to enter this world, this digital arena, Where there are wars being fought on social media, Hoaxes took over facts by mere likes, And did got spread in this world where people as an information source are scarce to find, Yes! I am an old-school, I still carry a diary and prefer them... Continue Reading →
A Shooting Star
Quarells became an inevitable part of her life, It had become frequent and fewer times much violent for her, Because she opted to settle for a job role that she never desired, She never dreamt about! She was forced to take up that opportunity which was served with emotional blackmail by her parents, It was... Continue Reading →
Not so Perfect, Babe!
How can I forget that day, The day it all started, I was writing things on my schedule, You were looking at me with eyes pouring anger and hatred, I just had to sign that piece of paper and hand it over to you, And I did it without much delay, It wasn't totally my fault, I... Continue Reading →
Hold My Hand
Let me take you to a less known world, It would be just you and me, Let's forget about this busy little world, Let me add an extra cushion for you, Let me fix your place in my life, Let me be your everything, Let me be the world you always dreamt about, Let us... Continue Reading →
The Story of a Keyboard
"The Story of a Keyboard" is my take on "Theory of Stress" and "Theory of Bouncing back with the best plan". Let's first understand about "Theory of Stress". We, humans, are occupied with some or the other task. Let it be as simple as "boiling an egg" or as complex as "testing a multi-million dollar... Continue Reading →
If You Could See Me Now!
Jake was a late bloomer He took a lot of time to understand and compute the way things are done. He was not among the brightest kids in his class. But he was different. Where everyone fixed academic marks as a tool to measure intelligence, he believed in doing things in a different manner for... Continue Reading →
Yellow Slips and Success
In this present century that we're living in, requires planning a hell lot of planning and stepwise execution of the same. You might ask why? Well, I have a simple theory to present my point. Let's see two contrasting characters, person "A" who is a young billionaire and he made money with the skills he... Continue Reading →
A Sugar Coated Lie
He was told that things would change, Things take time to get better, He pursued what he never dreamt about, He sacrificed his dream against money, He ended up being a machine, the human part went missing! She ended up failing many relationships, They considered her as an outlier, Only a few understood her smartness... Continue Reading →
The Fencing
Let's me tell you a story of two persons, let's call them "Alpha" and "Beta", Alpha and Beta are best friends, they both went to the same school, underwent the same education system but there was a difference, the difference in how they were made to see things by their loved ones/family. Alpha and Beta,... Continue Reading →
A Flawless Idea
Tightening a rope across his neck, He hung his dreams, His passion, His soul! He could just see the blue ink spilt all over the white canvas, He was lacking colours, Colors which slowly faded as he was clearing each grade, He travelled a long distance, from "D" to"A+", This journey wasn't easy, it didn't... Continue Reading →