A Piece of You

It’s surprising how many nights I need a piece of you to hold on to. Tiny reminders of hazy memories, a half strung poem, a song on the ...

The Striking Distance

“I am sorry if I hurt you”, she said. “No, you didn’t.” he shrugged. “Did you want to?” he sounded amused. “Of course not.” she let a sigh ...

The Jump

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly. It is stra...

Miss 'Me'

She said her goodbyes to the group and rose from her seat. The evening chill was beginning to set in and she scurried past the tables and g...

The Refuge

What if, you fall in love with an open wound? What if, you get addicted to the tinge of pain so much that when the wound starts to heal, you...

The Long Flight

“It is difficult to tell at times, if holding on makes you feel stronger, or letting go does”. “When are you leaving?” he asked. ”Around 20t...

The Strange Case of Feeble Sunshine

Dark clouds never bog me down or make me gloomy. When you walk with me, your smile is all the sunshine I need. The morning breeze came ridin...

The Right Distance

One needs to find the right distance between people. Too close and they overwhelm you, too far and they abandon you. - Hanif Kureishi People...

Slightly Used Coffin

“I have the feeling that inside you somewhere, there's something nobody knows about.” - From Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt I ...

Feeling Special

“You know what?” she looked at him and smiled. “What?” he asked. “I was so stressed out because of work last night and you made me feel real...

The Poison

“We drink the poison our minds pour for us and wonder, why we feel so sick?” - Atticus “Do you need another drink?” she questioned. I smile...

The Delirium

A sleepwalker ran into a dreamcatcher at a crossroad and burst into a thousand tales. They were simple stories from years gone by, flanked b...

Busy

Nope, I didn’t lie when I said I was busy. I WAS BUSY. When you thought I was sitting idle staring at a blank screen, I was busy debating t...

Euthanasia

It feels strange now when I look back and think about how I allowed you in my head in the first place and let myself be consumed by your tho...

Walls

Walls are built brick by brick; laid out one at a time. However, once the final structure is complete, it becomes one single, big barrier. Y...

Tell Me

Tell me, Did you ever love someone so much that you couldn’t bear to be with yourself anymore? Ever missed someone so bad that you couldn’t ...

Caffeine, Gasoline & Vodka

Every morning, as I sit on my chair, turn the pages of the newspaper and sip from my coffee mug, I wonder if I will ever need anything more ...

The Beauty that is Sadness…

If the Sun never went down and if there was no night, there’d be no life on Earth. The surface wouldn’t cool down enough to sustain atmosphe...

Let’s Stay Lost

He woke up to find two emails waiting to be read. The latest one said, ‘Plz ignore the first.’ Intrigued, he opened the one sent earlier. It...

Cured

His mouth was gagged with a piece of cloth and his hands and legs were tied to the metal bed. He tried screaming but his voice failed to esc...