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 →
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 →
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 →
Weave
As I entered the orbit, It felt quite odd, It has been 35 Earth years of me being alone, I have been injecting myself with lots of body fluids, I don't feel alive anymore, It wasn't just tough to be left alone, I took it as a challenge, But I failed to see the fall,... 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 →
Gear
My fingers went Numb, this wasn't the first time I was doing this, This shall not be the last time either, Why was it different this time, Why am I feeling that I will never find people staring at me again? Is it a trap? The time was slowing down, second by second, As I... 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 →
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 →
Dear Lost Self
Dear Lost-Self, I know it has been a long time since we had a face-off. I do take full responsibility for this. I know that I did commit a mistake, but not a crime. I've a story to tell, a story that you could relate to My Dear Lost Self. We both have regretted our... Continue Reading →
The Final Transaction
It was a pleasant evening in Paris, a little drizzle and the pathway lit-up with beautiful street lamps which resonated with the 19th century. Beautiful dim street lights with yellowish blaze lit-up the streets with the smell of beautiful roses. Fresh and alive as the people who resided there. Everyone knew the source of the... Continue Reading →
The Chase
Running through the pages of his diary, He finally found that one piece he wrote for her, That one piece or write-up that energized his inner-self to go to the event, He gathered all his courage and "the lost" self-confidence, He suited himself up in his best attire, This was the last time he was... Continue Reading →
20 Degrees EAST
I was learning how to pedal for the first time How to balance a cycle, I cried "Keep a hold on the cycle dad, don't leave it" I begged him, I thought he was still running behind me, making me learn how to cycle, I kept on cycling And failed to hear "Keep the handle... Continue Reading →
Willow – A Series of Short Stories
Dear Readers, It has been a long time since I've been drafting my three liners, I guess it's the time to publish my gems and wait for you to nourish them with your love. Happy 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 →
The Three Tears that Rolled Down My Cheek
It has been a long time since I've shared my happy moments with someone, You were always there, I still wake up Sunday morning with a hope that you would return home with my treat, I've waited a long time to listen to "Very good son", You always told me that I've always made you... 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 →
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 →
Dawn till Dusk
It would be just you and me, I would postpone all of my work for you, It's been a long time since we spent some time together, Gazing the sky full of stars, Away from this city-hush, It would all be so good, with you beside me, I don't have to worry about anything else,... 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 →
An Empty Canvas
Writing my own story, I did pause for a while, Gave rest to these hands of mine which experienced situations that no one else would wish to, Experienced the touch of cheeks and the ashes too! And here they are, Tired and numb to feelings, Could no more sense the touch, The touch of love,... Continue Reading →
Horizon
Striking off the last task on my to-do list, I was approached by a kid, Her cycle's pedal was broken, She looked at me with an eye full of hopes that I would do something, I just took out a new to-do list which she saw, She did ask me what I would write on... Continue Reading →
A Letter to a Lost Friend
Dearest lost friend of mine, It has been a long time since we parted our ways, work-life balance wasn't quite stable for both of us. You had a dream to achieve and so did I. We forgot to communicate while we were busy with our respective schedules. Things did change a lot since then, No... Continue Reading →