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The beauty you seeAll around you,Fails to enthral,For there isFar too much of it,All at once! It is as if,Nature,Overcome by bias,Decided to bestow,All of her virtue,On this piece of land,Over many others. For miles and miles,That is all your … Continue reading →

What was that noise?It wasn’t the loudest,And yet,It was quite profound,In the stillnessOf the cold winter night. It dropped on me,Instead of creeping in,Leaving me perplexed. Why?The foremost query.Followed byHow? What was that noise?Was it the vestigeOf somethingI’ve now lost?I’ll … Continue reading →

You have no friends,You know that now. You were slowTo latch on,But now that you know,“It is time”,You decide,To move on. You are quietAs you go about it,Packing your things,And tidying up,The space you’ve takenAll this while. You have regrets,A … Continue reading →

The vapours emanating,From the surface of the poolQuite rightly named Champagne,Are a wondrous sight –One that will have you enthralled,If only you can withstand,The pungent odour,Reminiscent,Of high school science labs. And if you are,Quite the thinker,You will let your mind … Continue reading →

I hide.You may thinkThat it’s what I like,To hide,In the shadows,The milling crowds,Or the quietOf the countryside. Truth be told,I no longer know,If I’d like to showMyself,All of me,For the world to see. And so I hide,Behind the hairFalling overMy … Continue reading →

In waking,In sleeping,In walking,In eating,In living,You see,Endless possibilities,To ceaseTo exist. It isAlmost superhuman,The effort you summon,To resistThe pull,Of this Pantheon. Beyond the etherLies oblivion.What if salvation,Exists right here,With the hurtAnd the devastation? Image Credit: Photo by Macro Mama on StockSnap

Something happened,Between the edges,Of knowing, and not,Of understanding,And its lack. Something happened,Although it was profound. It escaped notice,For far too long,Juxtaposed as it was,Between the edges,In the nothingnessThat exists,Or perhaps not,In the depthsOf a human mind,Giving way to rot. Image … Continue reading →

There is nothingIn the whole wide worldThat will seemingly sootheThis festering wound.It is filled with maggotsThe very sight of themRepulsive, disgusting.This festering wound.It oozes,As if it’ll never stop,Until life,Frustrated from holding onAgainst its will,Gives up its holdOn the embattled shellThat … Continue reading →

The water receded,Even beforeThe clouds disappeared,Almost entirely,From the canvasOf the fiery sky. The first to go dry,Were the little falls,And dancing streams,Then finally, the meandering,Lazy rivers. But when the deep wells,Gave up as well,It was as if,Earth had lost,A valiantly … Continue reading →

And then there was pink.Lots of it,In many differentShapes and sizes. Some pink cameIn fancy cupcakes,Served at celebrationsIn clubs, organizationsAnd institutions. Some pink was inFancy lettering,SmatteredWith sparkling glitter,On wishes,That appeared on walls,Real and virtual. Some of itWas in the attire,Of … Continue reading →