This world was never a Rewarding one, Never Equal, As injustice and the Rat race prevails, I finally took off, My soul - Burdened, Exhausted, and Tormented, As I rehearse my smile before a mirror, For the hundredth time, I could see myself failing at this, There used to be a colossal Auditorium, Full of... Continue Reading →
A Thousand Kilometer’s
"Don't forget the cologne, the red one, not the blue one", "Oh and the present too, carry it with utmost elegance" I reminded myself Too cliché to carry a bouquet? Oh No! Should've worn the flats, Or shall I go with the sneakers, "Don't mess it up, please, act normal!" Exclaimed my brain Should I... Continue Reading →
An Eerie Silence
It wasn't like this always, He used to get back to her after a month, Her attitude distinguished her from the crowd, Her tolerance, well, it was quite less, contrasting to her intelligence and emotional quotient, She was one of a kind, The strong headed, The one who was supposed to go a long way... Continue Reading →
Grater
It hurts, doesn't it? To watch your close ones slip out, It's exhausting, isn't it? You don't want to digest the fact, The terrible truth, Once invincible, You feel human again, You scope out for peace, For a silent & smooth sleep, You grow cautious, You wake up determined, But that heavy heart from yesternight,... Continue Reading →
Silsila
It's too quiet, I scream for help, No one could ever listen, My Soul isn't the same as before, It has given up already, Dragging a ton of responsibilities since 9 years, It can no more feel the warmth or happiness, Thousands of questions, What is takes to give up on oneself? I barely want... Continue Reading →
The Trade
A deal was finalized, This time there was no way to back-off, The agreement was torn apart piece by piece as I adhered to the rules, It was never a cake walk, and there was no other way out for me, I'd to take this up, I'd to take it to the end, Before it... Continue Reading →
I Wish
I wish to roll back 10 years of my Life, Wish I was intelligent enough to diagnose it, I wish I'd not be an innocent 14 year old with no exposure to the outside world, I wish I knew how the world operates, I wish I could just cling to his lifeless body and cry... Continue Reading →
Layer – The Disguise
How could someone ever pull that off? Such a difficult paradoxical step, Thousands of tries, No one mastered this skill as she did in the hindsight, This time it had to be tough, She received the call as soon as she logged off, Her pager kept on beeping, The SAT-Phone wouldn't stop ringing, It was... Continue Reading →
City through Her Wheelchair
While the world was fishing for that perfect one, I was strolling along with a lovely person on a wheelchair, Her excuse for stealing a wheelchair was that she couldn't walk at my pace by my side, And since the car could never make across those narrow lanes, Her excuse was justified, The city never... Continue Reading →
Dear Failures
Dear Failures, The time has arrived, we got to talk about a lot of things, Things that we failed to cover during that midnight rant! Thousands of self aware sessions with you, multiple milestones, hell lot of targets, We ended up hating each other, didn't we? Little did I know that you had such a... Continue Reading →
Marriott
What does it take to save a soul with a few words? Do you remember how you taught me not to be socially awkward amidst a crowd of thousand listeners? I still do remember you playing with the pen cap while giving a presentation to subdue your stage fright, Do you remember how I used... Continue Reading →
Croissant – How I Bought Her a Lipstick
"No, walking is not better than long rides. I hate to walk" She said. "And at your pace, walking feels like running, Please, I hate it" She added. "I'm glad to be the reason for you to get a new pair of footwear in that case" He replied with a wink. "That was certainly the... Continue Reading →
Dear Goals
Dear Goals, As I pen all my wants into you, Disguising you as something that I would love to follow, I failed, Miserably, It's not because I didn't want to follow you, Like, Everyone, I don't want to blame it on the situation, I won't put a false allegation on this society like everyone... Continue Reading →
Seige
When I die, Don't cry, Just stay strong like you always were, A Role Model for Me, A sky, full of hopes, A sea of infinite opportunities, When I die, Don't cry, Remember those times when we all were together, From stealing little things from the cupboards, And paying the price by studying the whole... Continue Reading →
Canopy – Story of a SkyDiver
It was a one time deal, Thousands of people stopping by him, Narrating all their fears to him, He could see everyone's face go pale as he dived with them from 16,000 feet, Everyone had a confession before jumping off the plane, Everyone had a ritual to perform, For a few, it was a way... Continue Reading →
Quench
As she gulped down the last drop of syrup from the bottle, Acting as she loved it, It had now become a thing in her hourly schedule, She couldn't unsee it, The void that was left for her, An Eerie silence that demanded her patience, Time does heal the scar, but for her, it was... Continue Reading →
Oasis
"But why do you look so depressed Doc, Everything fine?" Asked his 90th patient on the video call, "I'm a Psychologist and a Therapist, what could possibly go wrong?" The Doctor replied. "But is it that easy for you, to control everything" The patient added Thousands of questions asked, tonnes of answers given, Yet he... Continue Reading →
Brackets
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 →
A Little Did I Die
A little did I die during that perfect Evening, Beautiful one, Being captured in every single lens present in the cloud, And there they were, Covering every inch of the square tiles, Carrying one another's heart, It was as beautiful as an orange sunset during a winter, The respect between them, Happiness, Everything was quite... Continue Reading →
QA Session
Dear Readers/Bloggers, I've been through a lot many Mails in my Inbox as well as on other social networks. There has been a lot of dilemma among you Readers lately about "What I write", "Why do I write", "What exactly do I do?" and much more questions like that. So I would like to keep... Continue Reading →
Where the Stars End
It was beautiful, As she lay her head on her Dad's lap, She was able to recollect all her childhood memories, How her Dad used to bring various snacks for her, The Corn with a drizzle of lemon zest and chilly powder on it, He used to treat her like a Gem, The one which... 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 →
Lilah
*This is not a story to be read and forgotten. This is something that has the capability of teaching you some unheard life lessons* I never write posts which put my thoughts directly into the minds of my Readers but sometimes it's better to let people know the truth the way it has to be... Continue Reading →
Dear Crush
Dear Crush, Â It isn't Friday yet and I am here awaiting you to come downstairs. Remember how you broke up with several friends of yours because they didn't like you to achieve milestones? I do have their names jotted down, The way you used to trip and fall while coming down from stairs, Yes,... Continue Reading →
How I Bought Life.
A simple wish was yet to be granted, Thousands of unsung melodies came to a perfect synchrony, But something was wrong, Quite wrong, I wasn't able to get out of this infinite loop, My death was staged, and it would always end up me getting murdered by my dear ones, It was different every time,... Continue Reading →
One Blade at a Time
"I want to die!!" I exclaimed at the top of my voice, Looking over the left pieces in the puzzle, I gave up on myself, I had called it a quit already, I was tired, Mercilessly torn apart by the society, I couldn't control and trap all my emotions inside me anymore, I gave up... Continue Reading →
Valour – A Story on Self-Imposed Stress
"Why don't you go out & make a few friends?" His Mother asked him. He replied with a nod, "Kids of your age enjoy their time, why are so different??" She added. He replied with an "Okay" lacking eye-contact, and went back to his room, surrounded himself with gadgets. We'll have played either of the... Continue Reading →
How I Bought Tears
The Devil was standing before Me, Staring at Me bottom to top, Scanning each phase of my life as it appeared before him, He fell on his knees, handed me a ring, asked me to wear it, Told me that I was cursed, As I didn't cry when he peeled my skin off, He kept... Continue Reading →
Half Past Twelve
A hypothetical diary of a person who enters different stages in life, here one day represents an entire year or few months and how things change totally in this little world that we reside in. Day 1: I analyzed the way how society works here, it's not how I expected it to be. Alas, we,... Continue Reading →
Sold My Soul
"It's already late dad, we're running 30 minutes late already!" Exclaimed his daughter. "Just a minute honey, I still mess up with my tie, your dad is not so good at the gentleman things" Replied his dad. "Let me do it for you dad" Stated the enthusiastic 8-year-old. "Sure, please do it pie, and also... Continue Reading →