I wonder if they knew I wonder if they knew we were going to grow up one day To know how toxic they were to make us feel we were poor That we don't deserve any better and that life can't change I wonder if they knew we would know how small they were For … Continue reading I wonder →

I know how it is I know how it feels I know how it feels to be rejected I know how it feels to be unwanted I know how it is to not be someone's choice Let alone first choice I know how it is to be rejected again and again I know how it … Continue reading I know how it is →

After 10 years I suddenly thought of my class boys from highschool. All these years they never occurred to me that some of my outlook on boys has to do with dealing with them too. As I started reflecting my life , connecting with the past and present, the boys in my class suddenly dawn … Continue reading The ambiguous boy →

I wanted to fly and see the highsUntil I saw you cry and strifesLife for me was a ride and naiveI saw you try and struggle for lifeLittle hands that spread to ask for foodInstead of playing and watching the moonTwo worlds colliding in it's existenceSped infront of me into the distanceI left the world … Continue reading The Hermit →

My struggle was real and so am I Wondering still if it's a good idea to dieBut I fought black and blueTriggering myself without a clueTo breathe one more dayAnd see the sunlight arrayI didn't choose to be sickSo didn't the hungry child on the streetTheir misery is no better than mineWe both fight each … Continue reading Silver lining →

   I was a second grade when I had to leave my family and friends to join a boarding school. Any child would be confused and scared. I'm not gonna write a whole story. But this is to say thank you to my friends from Asapalli to see a friend in me. Romi Konsam and … Continue reading Finding myself →

A stranger so familiar. Maybe it's the pain that connects Of losing a life dear to someone. I held back my tears, Asking myself why my heart aches For a stranger that I never met before. My mind wondered around his lifeless body Asking who he was, what was he like? Was he a happy … Continue reading A Stranger →

The bombs, the virus, the religious wars The earthquakes, the flood, the cyclones The hunger, the robberies, the politics Whom are we battling against? Who is our real enemy? Do we have one? The battle is against ourselves. Our demons that never want to leave, That we don't want to let go. Our greed, our … Continue reading The Battle →

Samay hi ki baat thi Maa ka buna school sweater Pehenne se lajjana Dopaher ko doston k utaare huwe sweater pehenke khush hona Jaise machine ka bana aur garmahat deti ho Aur samay hi baat hai Jab aaj buna huwa sweaters Hazaaron rupeyo me showrooms aur malls me biktey hai Aur main keval maa ka … Continue reading Samay →