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 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...

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...

Four (चार)

ना रंज किसी से, किसी की उल्फ़त भी नहीं रोका मुझे किसी मेहरबाँ की बाहों ने नहीं महकती साँसे नहीं, किसी आरिज़ की शुआएं नहीं  मेरी आँखों को ...

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 ...

Magenta Isn’t Real?

“Did you know magenta is not a color?” she said ”Huh?” “Magenta is not a color since it doesn’t appear on the spectrum of visible light. It ...

Adequate?

“You have no idea, what you want from me. Do you?” she questioned and leaned back on the chair. “I think you have already made up your min...

The Threshold…

Life beyond this point is no longer what it was before. The threshold has been crossed. Do not believe if someone tells you that everything ...

Finding Corners

“It isn’t fair,” she said and held herself back. “What isn’t fair?” he asked. “It isn’t fair that I keep craving for you all day while y...

The Wind Beneath My Wings…

As I rode back that evening after meeting you, an empty road and a gentle breeze signaled a perfect closure to the evening. It had been an e...

The Lunar Phase

She rested her head on his shoulder, held his arm and continued tapping her foot to the music. Her eyes sparkled and her face seemed to glow...

The Blank Pages

…and in the end, you and I will count all the things that we didn’t do. I will walk into my living room and stare at the wall that remaine...

Collateral Damage

“I need you more than anyone else, perhaps even more than you need me” he said and came around and flung an arm around her. “Do you feel s...

Of Scratches and Scribbles…

It had been a while since he had spoken to her. He would see her, walk past him, oblivious to his existence multiple times during the week....