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“Dinner?” the solitary word spread out in blue as the spilled coffee was absorbed by the thin napkin that was used to protect my hands from the hot coffee. I don’t know how many of these solitary offer of intimacy I had discarded and this too would have gone into the waste bin had the sudden jerking of the train not caught me off guard. My hands were too full Read more »

I still remember the first time I heard this word. It was the same year the biggest  flash flood occurred in the small town I lived in with my parents. I had been spanked by my mother repeatedly for going for swimming in that small stream but back then I always thought that she spanked me for bringing home tadpoles in empty beer bottles on my way back home, Read more »

I descended the steps, fighting the tears pushing its way all out of my tear ducts. I glanced up towards the black beams of the platform, hoping to send the riveting drops back to their caves. But who can defy the law of gravity, the stubborn drops just tumbled washing away the mascara bought with tough deliberation for it cost me a hard day’s labor. Read more »

It is sheer serendipity that brought my best friend in my life; a friend who was my mirror image in every way. Selection for the dance practice for the house competition had our overzealous captain bullying us, the first timers in the hostel. I saw her sitting in a corner desk, tapping her feet to invisible music perhaps blaring in her ears. I looked at myself and realized Read more »

People who have studied in hostel knows very well the close knit familiarity that breeds in all, who live together like one big family. It happened during one of the exam nights. I was in my usual fooling-around mood and angry for I was kept awake by my scared-of-exam friend. Amidst snores and serious studies, I looked at my friend who had the habit of Read more »

Thanksgiving brought some unusual ‘thank you’ situation; walking in the street looking for a deal to work on I caught up with three of my high school friends whom I had long forgotten in the busy action and emotion packed schedule of life. Many giggling and quibbling later, we decided to pave the path for the other pedestrians and moved onto their room which was just round the corner. Read more »

I promised my eyes
I wont shed another drop of tears;
I promised my heart Read more »

I am walking all alone
Back in the same dusty old road
Filled with memories of yester-years Read more »

For the past few days, I’ve been walking in the street with nothing better to do to while away my useless free time when this thought occurred to me- ‘I want to be a maid,’ I know this sounds crazy but trust me I was born this way so this comes naturally to me( lol). My typical day as a maid would begin in the following fashion: Read more »

I’ll let you go
if that’s what you want;
before you go Read more »

God intervened between  two lovers
“part ways,” and they parted.

God looked from afar; saw their love Read more »

In the ocean green, I sail
thousand paper boats
loaded with your thoughts Read more »

Living life Bollywood style came as easy with imaginations fuelled by the numerous fantasies felt after watching lots of it all my life. As a small kid, the identical twins theory would twitch my heart and while one winced in pain inflicted in the other, I too would tremble as if we were triplets. Read more »

Will you come stealthily,on tiptoes
and snuff me out unguarded?

Will you come drooping over my eye lids Read more »

Meddling moron made meek
mingled ‘mong mad men
masking mean meanings Read more »