I ran a search for writer's block before starting this. Gave up about three seconds in. I couldn't focus long enough to type the query,...

A breezy afternoon, good day so far A playlist on shuffle; a little piano, some guitar The song changes, still silence for a second Then...

I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz, or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: I love you as one loves certain...

Some people would say I don't have a sense of humor. Not in a I-can't-take-jokes-without-getting-offended way, but in a...

I don't usually watch trending entertainment. The kind that goes viral? The only way I know it's the new big thing is by way of memes, if...

A radiant face, a merry countenance Pretty words that make you smile Wistful eyes holding back tears Bereft of their sparkle, it's been a...

I don't really remember how we spent Diwali when I was younger. We tried to fly out to my grandparents and have a big family celebration....

I have four sketches pinned on my board And three photographs, and one birthday message Remnants of a time long past; relics, dare I say...

It was 2012, or some year around that time. A time where afternoons meant cricket and evenings called for badminton. Summers brought with...

Lately, I have had many musings that I've wanted to put down, but I haven't. Some, because I couldn't find it in me to sit down in front...

Three little pups playing in the rain Three little pups, with furs plain I try to focus on the email marked urgent But with three little...

A little girl in a big city Wide-eyed and gay Learning to laugh, learning to live Seizing every day She first heard of love in the books...

Green and turquoise in all their glory Peacock feathers adorn my walls Each one with its own story A tale of finesse, a tale of falls My...

It's just another one of those days When my heart is full but empty remains the page Is this rage I feel, or is this what it feels like...

I'm not impressed by wealth or fame They are as fleeting as this day Fancy cars and lavish meals Extravagance doesn't make me sway A...

There was this game I made up as a child. I organized my best stationery, files, and occasionally an inoperative telephone on a desk, and...

Computer on my lap Thesaurus opened in a tab The cursor blinks away But all ideas seem drab The lights are turned down low Only the fan...

I recently finished reading Love in the Time of Cholera. A classic, often described as a poignant illustration of true love. It's been a...

I got my first pay cheque a few hours ago. It feels strange, writing this. Alien somehow. Like I'm only a spectator watching from afar...

Let's not romanticize pain Why don't you call it as it is? Ugly and hurtful and devastating All that agony in vain Let's not romanticize...