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The eagle soars high up in the sky,Its wings spread out on either side –A veritable picture of elegance. From its vantage point it seesA whole lot of everything,Which is not in the least overwhelming,For the fine print is obscured,In … Continue reading →

Here lies a pathThat is well trodden,And yet,Almost a secret. It is not that those who walkDown its beaten track,Are reticent story tellers;As with any other collectiveOf human beings,This one too has those that are wontTo tell their story,As repulsive … Continue reading →

The death of a dreamComes with a finalityThat isn’t as evidentWhen it takes birth. When it was nascent,Still a fledgling,Not quite ready to take flight,You breathed life into it,In the silence of the starry nights. The wind whispered your hopesFor … Continue reading →

The city comes alive,Even on nightsThat are meant to be quiet,The nights with the darkest skies –And yet the city thrives,Glowing and vibrantIn its own lights.But even then,Amidst the forced revelry,There are those,Who exist quietly,And unapologetically so. The canvas isn’t … Continue reading →

The colour of a lifeThat was once pregnantWith budding promiseNipped brutally,Is midnight black. The shape of that lifeMeanwhile,Moves from a pointTo an oblong patchThat always followsA step behind,Unsure of its place. The soul sits upon a ledgeQuietly observant,Of the onrush … Continue reading →

The slender stickThat you dug into the dirt,And watered every other day,Till it sprouted leaves,And started growing,As much towards the light,As it did towards the darkness,To find itself a firm hold,While basking in the glowOf the world around.And now that … Continue reading →

It used to be that rubbing a lamp,Could summon a powerful genie,The granter of wishes from three to many. It has come to be that pressing a button,Can invite a destructor so very strong,As to remove every vestige of peaceYour … Continue reading →

A message on a paperThat was folded and placedWithin a clear bottle,And tossed carefully,Onto the crest of a waveRiding back into the sea,A true world traveller,Catapulted into the air,Thrown back onto the water,The sun, moon and stars,Celestial observersOf its endless … Continue reading →

He twists the stalkOf the wilting leaf,Rather mercilessly,Crushing it almost,Between his fingers,Till it comes undone,And the deed Is done,The leaf is partedFrom the branch, and the tree. He looks at the leafNow held in his hand,A lifeless remnant –Dismembered and … Continue reading →

You’ve wondered long and hardWhether to go down,The well trodden pathComplete with lamp posts,And the occasional resting spots;Or the one that is so forgotten,That it has diminished to the pointOf near non-existence. You have wondered about them bothIn almost equal … Continue reading →