Steel rods; intertwined,Clasping tight the deep chambers of my thoughts. Inseparable are those coils,Numerous are they in number, quite tangled. Futile are my faint attempts;They refuse to untangle, but clasped in tighter. Desperate, tired, but determined to uncoil;They find joy in bearing witness to my panic. I look around and find similar coils everywhere,Worn out …
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Brawlers
Blocked! Locked and shunned! There’s no deadline, but lines leading to death. Many shielded, unyielded still, waiting for it all to be over. Through the bowels of hell, moves a citizenry dreading the barbarity of an incompetent chief. A banana republic so devoid of action and confidence, yet dire scavenging for reasons to unguilt and …
‘The Dangling Man’
Last night, before going to bed, I was watching a drama series on Netflix called CROWN. It deals primarily with the life of Queen Elizabeth the Second, of England along with a mesmerising portrayal of the British monarchy and it’s ways of conduct. I was on episode 8 of Season 3 which was titled ‘The …
Question Mark
I saw a tree dancing to the breeze outside my window; did it curve its trunk into a question mark? I saw a cloud wafting drearily in the azure sky; did it rearrange itself into a question mark? I saw an old pedestrian stooping low struggling with his steps; did his body shrink into a …
WHY I DESPISE THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE IN INDIA
“A match made in heaven” This is a cliché quote seen on most wedding cards and ‘save the date’ promo videos. The Indian system of marriage hardly calls for such a blissful caption which is, in fact, built on vanity and a crafted sense of superiority that rules the minds of people without them actually …
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If He Was She
The greyish traces of spiking facial hair disturbed me. Whatever I did, it wouldn’t entirely come off!!“It looked really odd with this elegant saree and my lovely jewellery”, I sighed, twisting and turning my body facing the mirror.“Ughh, even makeup doesn’t cover it”, I exclaimed.I shifted my focus from my face to my well- carved …
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With a lot going around in the world, I still hadn’t had the slightest clue as to what I would write in my next blog. Deciding a topic and then working on it didn’t seem fair because we know that’s not how this works. Today, I woke up after a siesta hearing about the disturbing …
SILENCE
I must have jumped in to another time- a time obsolete, utterly devoid of all the ruckus around the continuing plague reluctant to loosen its clutches on the world. Silence. The earth seemed abandoned, not a living being to be seen. Was it a simpler time or a preview of something even worse? Well, I …
PEEK
It’s a barricade. Dare to peek? You’ll fear the sights! “You’ll fear the sights,” so they say from either sides. Don’t you dare to peek. I say peek! We say peek!! Let’s all peek and take in the sights. From either ends, let’s peek. Let Trump peek! Let Modi peek! Let the slums of Gujarat …
PASSIONS!!
Find your passions Well, that’s a lot of options Leaving behind confusions!!! The options are frustrations Not ending in conclusions. Getting rid of relaxations And digging deeper through meditations, Only way for sudden revelations That change your life’s directions. The world has nothing in its collections For people lost in worthless actions So step up …
A Word, Some Thoughts... 