I Watched You Fall Out Of Love With Me…
You don’t yell at me when I forget to take the dog on her walk// you forget to leave a love note for me on the fridge// you forget my favourite sweater of yours at work// but you drop the key under the mat when you leave. Continue reading I Watched You Fall Out Of Love With Me…
Crossword Puzzles
I still remember the first night I stayed over as if it were a vivid dream. And every time I think about it, my nose scrunches up in a cheesy scowl because somehow I can still taste your breakfast as if I were eating it. I wonder if you can taste mine when you think about that morning. Do you think about it at all? Continue reading Crossword Puzzles
Sabarimala Temple
If the result of a temple visit is disrespect to the deity, whose home it is, then it can be attributed to blasphemy, which is punishable by the Indian constitution. Therein lies the ‘crime’ of a female “devotee”, capable of menstruation, entering the temple- a disregard for the comfort of its deity.
And moreover, why worship a deity whose rules you refuse to follow in the first place? Continue reading Sabarimala Temple
Red Ruby Forest
The forest was blistering in the fire of the numb winter sun,
Flaring in all its glory,
It lit up the grim grey woods in a smokeless inferno of fireless fury, Continue reading Red Ruby Forest
Procrastination, Putting Off Your Pains Till Tomorrow.
That, with steely resolve, if I overcome, this devil PROCRASTINATION.
I’ll truly find my place in this world and leave a mark of my own.
Which, no disrespect to others, may not matter to the world but will make me feel proud, that I have done lo behold, with all effort and full dedication, and more importantly, unfettered of procrastination. Continue reading Procrastination, Putting Off Your Pains Till Tomorrow.
Confused?
I’m not messed up,
It’s not complicated.
I’m NOT messed up,
It’s NOT complicated. Continue reading Confused?
Starvation
Have you ever been hungry? Not the sort of hunger where there is a slight craving for a bite to eat or the kind where your stomach reminds you that it’s mealtime. No. It’s the ‘hunger‘ where nothing but the feeling of famishment takes over your body, mind, and soul. It’s a whole different sentiment that is indescribably powerful yet crippling. It is the biggest … Continue reading Starvation
