I gave my sister a flower when she was not wellI gave my grandfather a flower when he lied on ground at peaceI gave my teacher a flower when work was enough for her ageI gave them a flowerThat would wither in a dayAn ephemeral beautyLasting for a dayIf immortality is greater than beauty, Then … Continue reading Why is beauty ephemeral?
I want to become a doctor to be the reason behind someone's smile Behind the happiness lasting a while I want to become a doctor to know more about me, you and everyone else To spend hours near the bookshelf I want to become a doctor to learn about the miracle that is human body … Continue reading Why I want to become a doctor
What if what I do isn't what they wanted? What if what I become isn't what they expected? What if the only way I dream is with my eyes closed? What if what I create is not good enough? What if I do something less than perfect? What if I couldn't ever achieve the best? … Continue reading Atelophobia
I don't have vivid memories of learning how to walk But I do remember walking Walking today, walking yesterday Walking 12 years ago, with my sister to school I do remember learning cycling though One late evening I asked my sister if I could try it I didn't cycle well, I fell off a lot … Continue reading I don’t have vivid memories of learning how to walk
I remember when I first walked into a school Be polite and follow the rules First 4 years were pretty easy We were the good, better and best, far from sleazy I came into this school at 5th From the area and length, find the width 6th, they told us we are secondary A little … Continue reading Say bye to school, hello new world
A teenage relationship Is like a plucked flower Beautiful it looks But you know it's gonna get sour Starts with the novel attraction Wanting to see more of them With every passing day We dance to their favorite songs And when mom asks what's wrong We smile, say nothing and continue on We don't know … Continue reading A tennage relationship like a plucked flower
Be a teacher For a day Teach them maths Teach them science Teach them languages And after that day You won't teach them again But don't stop being a teacher For a teacher is beyond the four walls Beyond the students'noise and the chairs and tables A teacher is beyond the glasses and the chalkboard … Continue reading Stop being a teacher, but don’t stop teaching
Today was my cousin brother's 7th birthday, He was overjoyed, filled with happiness and glee He ran around the house with a pair of balloons in his hand He invited all his friends to come to eat cake at his home and celebrate He wore new clothes and opened his gifts with twinkling eyes 7 … Continue reading Today was my Cousin brother’s 7th birthday
When I was a kid, They gave me a pair of glasses They said, "The world will look blurry without them" And don't be curious, Curiosity is for those with fewer grades I looked at the world through my glasses Until one day When curiosity got the best of me, I took off my glasses … Continue reading I refuse to believe
Today evening my mum sent me to the cobbler to repair one of her sandals, the strap had come off. The cobbler is a few walks by our house, so I agreed to go. I went to him and had to wait for 5 minutes or so for the sandal to be repaired. I stood … Continue reading Life is fair because it is unfair to everyone
I walk the line between the moral and the evil I walk the line between the optimistic and the cynical I walk the line between the angels and the demons I walk the line between fantasy and reality I walk the line between the friend and the enemy I walk the line between normal and … Continue reading I walk the line
I come to my haven Look at my mirror At the image within It's cracked into two I realised not back then, but now There are cracks in the corner Who cut it I wonder I reach my drawer to search for something To glue the mirror back The love I had wasn't enough to … Continue reading The image within
I saw you underwater Innocent and blue, and so was I when I fell for you Two dejected souls Merging into one And we saw the light Coming deep in the ocean It licked the sand at the bottom I breathed out all my love to you While you followed the light And left me … Continue reading Underwater
I remember the first time I saw you You took my brain away My occipital lobe processed your gleaming eyes and your eloquent lips filled with silent passion My tango receptors received your touch like the galaxies colliding, directing to the parietal lobe Temporal lobe detected my name from your lips like soulful music Frontal … Continue reading Stole my brain
To fit in, I paint my lips to their shade of red and plump I paint my quirks to their shade of sanity I paint my hair to their shade of long and silky I paint my eccentricity to their shade of ordinary I paint my skin to their shade of flawless I paint my … Continue reading I paint
It's fascinating how one colour can be so many things The colour of the pain, of the blood in my vein The colour of fire, of a deep desire The colour of sweet bitter love, of the burning sun above The heart in my rib cage, the anger and rage The insatiate lust, of the … Continue reading Red
In the midst of cake and candles and smiles and hugs, I started wondering why we celebrate birthdays at all? Isn't it our mother's achievement to have given birth to us? Why the cake cutting and candles blowing, why the celebration? Looking at the people around me eager for me to cut the cake, wishing … Continue reading Why do we celebrate birthdays?
Have you ever had that wonderful experience that leaves you breathless or blows your mind away (in a good way)? The feeling when you just achieved something, fell in love, finished a marathon or travelled to a beautiful country? What did you do next? Message your best friend about it, post photos on Facebook or … Continue reading Stories
And that doesn't include what I "learnt" in school Half the things we worry about won't even happen Water is not tasteless Do it when the excitement is still there In the end, you are gonna have to help yourself It is better to say I can't believe I did it than saying I wish … Continue reading 28 lessons I learnt this year
Few hours to go For a new beginning And a year to end Are we ready or not? Only time will tell Count your blessings Make new year resolutions Be prepared to live Be prepared to die 'Cause we may never know If we are going down in drains Or gonna fly up high I … Continue reading An end, another beginning
Time passes And with everyday We get a bit older and wiser Sometimes I wish I could pause time Back to the moment We laughed so hard or our tummy hurt The after dinner talks The evening walks The time we played so much in snow we sweated The silly song lyrics we made up … Continue reading Happy birthday Sister!
Life is a library With people the books Some short, some long Some have stories to tell, others not so much And it is up to us to decide If we are gonna judge them by their covers Or by the titles they are assigned Or by the stories they live and tell Remember that we … Continue reading Life is a library
Today after I came back know from my coaching class, I found my mum looking at old photographs, no, not in mobile or some other electronic device, in the photo albums. The ones we bought years ago, photos still safe under the plastic cover in the photo album. I looked at them, the time when … Continue reading Where are your memories?
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and the other begins? –Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial. For some people, they are in its sense and meaning, alive and breathing, but deep inside, they have died long ago. Some ugly choices and … Continue reading Boundaries between life and death
A few days ago, I came across a photo on tumblr, I sent it to some of my friends asking them what they think the picture means and surprisingly, all of them had different answers. I was wowed away. Based on the responses, I wrote a series of poems, based on the same picture, looked … Continue reading The plucked flower: A series of poems
A girl of 7 was scared to look under her bed Afraid of the monsters under there Years later, she sleeps peacefully Not realising the monsters have come on to her bed
Sunsets are for the romantics, for the idealists and the believers. for those fond of the calm, those who’ve been sheltered, who’ve never had to weather a storm. but sunrises, sunrises are for the survivors, for the ones who’ve weathered storms, the ones left standing after the hell of a night in the er, the … Continue reading Sunrise; Photogenic Friday#14
I twist and turn and roll around in my bed. After a lot of tries, I finally give up on getting that little ounce of sleep that I was supposed to get today, 'cause my body has betrayed me again. I pull off the covers and sit up straight on my bed. My phone's lock … Continue reading Let your eyes see the dark
Last month, I was nominated by lovelyricism for the sunshine blogger award. It's with immense pleasure I accept this award. So please do check out her lovely blog. I apologise for writing this post so late. Things got a little busy and I kept procrastinating it. So here are the rules: Write a post so … Continue reading Sunshine blogger award
I, a child of 10 was in the garden I sit still on the park bench until a butterfly catches my eye The butterfly of wealth, of glory and fame Eyes full of greed and hunger as I run down to chase it Through the forest, the mountain slopes I fall down, and yet I … Continue reading Butterfly; Photogenic Friday#13
I wish I could sleep away my troubles just like the dog in the picture.
Sometimes you gotta bleed to know, that you are alive and have a soul And I have to keep walking to keep me from falling down The world could change it's heart No scars to your beautiful We're stars and we're beautiful Too young to know And too old to admit The worst things in … Continue reading With you
You know you are in love when you wake up wishing that dream had never ended You know you are in love when you are in love with the feeling You know you are in love when the rush of endorphins fills your bloodstream You know you are in love when your heart beats … Continue reading You know you are in love when
Maybe it's not the tears, but the journey to happiness that truly heals us Maybe it's not the scars, but them healing that mends us Maybe it's not the falling down, but the getting up that makes us win Maybe it's not the mistakes, but the lessons learnt that give us success Maybe it's not … Continue reading Maybe
The monsoon thunders and I began to wonder, Will it rain joys or will it rain pain? Will it rain love or will it rain hate? Will it rain calm or will it rain rage? Will it rain courage or will it rain fear? With my hazy glasses, I gaze upon my future, Unpredictable and … Continue reading Monsoon; Photogenic Friday#11
What if you could be happy forever, like literally. We all know the ending to the fairy tales and how it ends with a happily ever after and we all know that it doesn't happen, why? Because we all are living and surviving this thing called life. What if it could be true? What if … Continue reading Happily ever after, literally
What is bliss to you? Is it reading a good novel by the window while its raining or is it spending time with your family or friends? For me, bliss is going out and riding my time away. It is like a small break from the day, somewhere I am not surrounded by 4 walls, … Continue reading Bliss; Photogenic Friday #10
It is late afternoon and I sit on my study table determined to finish Work, power and energy chapter today. I turn off the mobile, get my books and pencils out and as I sit down to study I hear the sounds of drums beating and trumpets blowing. Today is the 10th and final day … Continue reading A celebration of togetherness
How many times have you heard people saying don't care what people say about you. My question here is isn't that what we ultimately want? To be better than them, to make people think highly of us and in a way that's caring what people think. I have seen people show off or lie or … Continue reading My name’s blurryface and I care what you think
You don’t love someone because they are perfect, you love someone inspite of the fact that they aren’t.
In a world filled with people with rotting, old souls hidden underneath a preserved body, imperfection is a rarity. We only want the best: we won’t come near gluten anymore, we use apps to track how much glasses of water we drink because apparently we will die without these notifications and we contour our faces as if we’re the Caravaggio of our own skin using chiaroscuro to get the highest cheekbones as possible. This is not a lecture on makeup, makeup gives you the opportunity to have a different appearance every time you step on Goffman’s front stage and it has the power to discover yourself once you’re behind the curtains. This is an ode to imperfection, a love song to big noses, crooked teeth, Steve Buscemi-eyes and all the features society just cannot accept.
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What do you see? A glass half full, half empty or otherwise? The optimist says: The glass is half full, The pessimist says: The glass is half empty. And while they both are arguing, the pragmatist takes the glass and drinks it. Which one are you?
Today afternoon, I was cleaning up my room and I found some of my old diaries and photos and cards lying together in my blue cupboard.That afternoon, through some old diaries and photos, I learnt a lot of things. I found my 2010 diary, I wrote it when I was 10 years old. I read … Continue reading Going through my old diaries
A few days ago, I was nominated by lovelyricism for the blogger recognition award. I want to thank her for the nomination. With great pleasure I fully accept this challenge. I would like you to check out her fantastic blog here. Here are the rules: Write a post so as to show your award. Thank the … Continue reading Blogger recognition award
Tune out the static sound of the city that never sleeps Here in the moment on the dark side of the screen I like the summer rain I like the sounds you make We put the world away We get so disconnected This was my photo offering for the week. A capture of the raining street … Continue reading Street; Photogenic Friday#8
Sometimes it's ok to leave everything and head for a journey unknown Sometimes it's ok to let your hair down and sing your heart out Sometimes it's ok to let it go and follow the voice within Sometimes it's ok to unbolt and let it out Sometimes it's ok to look up at the sky … Continue reading Sometimes it’s ok
What's home for you? Most of you would say it is your family. Same for me. Families are the people who have seen your birth, seen you fall, seen crawl, seen you in your worst times and love you the most. My sister studies engineering in IIT Chennai, my dad works in SBI in Satara, … Continue reading Home; Photogenic Friday #7
Are we becoming talking books? Knowledge is power, they say, If knowledge is all that a book has, Isn't becoming one what we are doing? Mugging things the way they are And that's how we got this far Ask me anything and I know the solution French revolution or Human evolution Nothing beyond the book … Continue reading Talking book
I turn the page and enter another world, A journey has begun, Something incredible is yet to be known
Ratan was in Goa on a school trip. The teacher asked everyone to play and remain on the sea shore. Ratan couldn't help himself and wondered deep into the waters of the ocean. Ratan's dad died three months ago. Filled with sorrow and misery, Ratan would rather stay melancholy rather than play with his school friends. His … Continue reading By the beach; A Short story
Colors-Halsey I like this song a lot, love the way Halsey uses colours to represent that person, their personality. My favourite lines- You were red, and you liked me 'cause I was blue. You touched me and suddenly I was a Lilac sky, and you decided purple just wasn't for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGulAZnnTKA Wild-Troye Sivan I love … Continue reading What’s on my playlist?
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