That Moment

There are some moments in life which are so vivid that they etch themselves into your being. Moments so fleeting that if you’d chosen to blink instead you would have missed them altogether. They dawn on you when you least expect it, at the most insignificant of times, following no particular pattern.These unannounced visitors stay with you. You guard them fiercely, for losing them would mean losing a part of...

Continue Reading 06 Jan 2014

Let It Go

On cloudy days, when gloom prevailsand shoulders sag with the weight of the world and its many foldsWhen you stand alonewatching the world revolve Crumbling, tumbling. Breaking and tearing,Remember to let it go. Let it go.Breathe. Don’t let the tears stop.Let it flow.Cup your palms and collect what remains ofbroken hearts and shattered dreams.Let the pain seep through your pores anddrain yourself inside out.And just when you think you are done,Pull yourself out and...

Continue Reading 21 Nov 2013

In Conversation With Old Age

I looked old age in the eye,caressed her many wrinkles andlet a tear slide byI took her frail hand in mine and asked,Are you ready yet'?‘I’ve always been’ she replied‘I’ve lived my days and known my nightsSeen the world and felt it in my bone.I’ve chased dreams over valleys andswum rivers to find love.Oh and I’ve loved and laughedand shed tears in pain too. So I have lived andI am ready.But...

Continue Reading 26 Oct 2013

Implode

Blinded in Bliss,I traded my dreams for yours becauseThe world endedwhere you beganYour pleasure my only goal,I stacked old wishes in dusty cornerswhere you’d never look andIn imagined futures I saw us:I was yours andYou belonged to the worldBut I built sand castles too soonon shaky groundswhere the winds never ceaseand illusions don’t exist.On a summer day you left,my shattered spirit in towwhile I came apart,one dream at a time....

Continue Reading 24 Oct 2013

Before I forget...

Before half remembered thoughts become me andyou become just another face Before the last streaks of memory fade away taking with it your nameBefore I forget,Let me remember loveas it was supposed to beMe and youBefore blanks spaces invadeand nostalgia becomes an empty frame,Come, make yourself known.

Continue Reading 20 Oct 2013

On the subject of writing...

It’s been long since I’ve written anything significant. The truth is, I am afraid. Afraid of not living up to what I wish for myself. It sounds silly, I know, but there is a reason. I cannot begin to describe how much I value writing, as a mode of expression and as a creative outlet. I’ve always been in awe of how we can take random words and string it...

Continue Reading 16 Oct 2013