Finally a day without responsibilities on the shoulder of the 24 year old, A day where he doesn't have to wake up midnights, When he doesn't have to put his goals into a cage, Wrapped up in a blanket, He still had that charm, Lying lifeless, Plain And Calm, A Smile across his colorless face,... 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 →
How I dumped a Dead Body
And with a thud, I dropped it. My shoulders were tired carrying it for a while, My own body, a body which used to be soulful, Now ceases to exist, I talk to it the whole day, expecting it to wake up from its deep sleep, I visit it every single day, Expecting it to... Continue Reading →
Dear Insecurities.
Dear Insecurities of Mine, I know, you exist to remind me something from the past, I am well aware of how your existence is quite logical and profitable for me, But I'm tired, I'm tired of hearing your name every time I try to do something unique, I'm not scared any more, I don't care... Continue Reading →
Factory Grade
They failed to understand his silence, He failed to convey his intentions, It was not all about consoling him that "Everything would be alright", He knew that things would change for his own good, He was different, He worked day and night to achieve his dreams, He had to quit everything, from social life to... Continue Reading →
The Roar
Finding my way through the Jungle, I landed among a herd of people, With black circles around their eyes, Their eye balls constantly glancing through different apps, They were looking for something, Something that they weren’t able to find on their device, Something that would wake them up from their exhausted sleep overnight, Something that... 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 →
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 →
SAD-Social Anxiety Disorder
He always locked himself up with a group of few people, Didn't let his emotions out, He was always reserved, People would consider him strange and lonely, He was stone-faced, Nothing could really make him cry, He was just way too bad at PDA's (Personal Display of Affection) He developed a corner for himself, He... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
A One Way Ticket
The world is so simple yet full of surprises, Some beautiful and some not so pleasant, A beautifully planned life turned upside down that day, He came with a test-result envelope that day, The result was traumatizing for the family, He was diagnosed with an ailment which had no cure, Even the finest among the... 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 →