Reality check on my 25th!

As the dawn broke today, I was weighed by the heaviness I had been feeling since the day before. While dwelling in my own thoughts with the lyrics of the …

Solitude

Loneliness is intimidating. The thought of being alone is unsettling and it is not easy to escape the grasp of that fear. But while walking back home from a date …

Lockdown Thoughts

I feel like a fugitive in my abode. From the sounds of birds chirping in the morning to the cicadas whispering secrets in the darkness of the night, I am …

YOU

You taught me to paint words, one stroke at a time as my hand imitated yours in the canvas of my teenage years. The young naïve hand moved gawkily to …

The Misfit

I was told I was not supposed to be who I was. Therefore, I tried to change myself. Like a chameleon, I would change colors and adapt as the people …

Beautiful Thing

I never thought I would sing an old Bollywood song mid-conversation and someone would complete my lyrics. I never thought I would refer to myself in the third person but …

2019: The Year of Acceptance

When the journey of 12 months end every year, I write a reflection on mistakes made, lessons learnt and realizations I have had. I wrote Year 2018: Shipwrecks and Exploration …

The Fall

It seems that I see words when I do not see a path in my life. I had stopped writing about my falls even though it has been some time …

Gratitude: Letter to Favorite Person

Dear favorite person, You are the pineapple toppings on my Hawaiian pizza, the extra cheese on my burger, whipped cream on my double mocha and chocolate chips on my vanilla …

Is this love?

You questioned, “Is this love?” I do not know what love looks like. I sought love, but I never found love. I did find many that I thought was love, …