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They say wanderers have no loyalty, they don’t stay So count me surprised when your eyes rested on mine Making space for yourself, deep brown on sleet gray And it got me drunk, your attention, not the wine When you marked your territory soon after Going against everything I knew of you Luring me in with warmth and laughter And shouldn’t that have been my clue They say the vagabonds are ruthless,…

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Charade

The worst thing that you could do to someone is not acknowledging their presence. Ignoring their existence, making their life a lie. Years of love and care bestowed upon them, all gone in the blink of an eye. Saying you don’t know them, forgetting the millions of stories shared together. And when their touch reminds you of dark nights, pretending not to shiver. Not looking in their eyes, for you…

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anyone please ask your crush out like this

Four

Four dolls to be lined up in an order only she understood, one after the other, with her brother’s toy trucks some distance away because girls play with pinks, not blues. Four glasses to be filled with water in the kitchen, one after the other, with her brother’s books kept on a high shelf because girls balance trays, not equations. Four dresses to be tried on for the party, one after the other,…

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To Be Or Not To Be...Is That The Question?

To Be Or Not To Be…Is That The Question?

Ever looked at the sky and wondered what is the meaning of life? Ever saw your crush and thought the breeze was a little stronger that day? Ever wished that someone would buy you a drink when you’re at the bar? Ever wore a dupatta and hoped it would get stuck in someone’s cufflinks? Ever passed in an exam without effort and failed miserably in the one you studied tirelessly for?  If you answered…

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I Know My Place

When at the end of the day, after having spent 8 grueling hours at the office and 3 hours of constant crying from one or the other kid, you tell me that I should have made something better for dinner That office work is not going to put taste in my cooking and I should focus more on my kids’ homework rather than that file my boss wants me to edit That the house looks dirty today because I forgot…

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