Poems

In the end, it is all about the identity. Isn’t it?The sheer want to be seen as someone whodeeply cares, takes risks, and dares to… Read More »In the End

I was four when a cousin of a cousinheld me tight when nobody was around.I felt suffocated, felt something was off.I couldn’t understand what was… Read More »#MeToo

My love for you has always been alivein the highs, in the lows, in deep reflections,in the celebrations and also in the mournings,it has given… Read More »My Love for You

There are some daysI cut open my feelings,put them on my palmsand observe them. There are some daysI acknowledge existenceI feel thankful to livebut I… Read More »Some Days

Indifference. Amazement. Denial. Mourning. Acceptance.After coming to terms with myself as I traveled from these states,one after another, I knew life could not continue to… Read More »The Journey of Love Continues

It’s me,it’s how I see, someone as a friend or, as an enemy.

If you truly love somebody, set them free and let them benot because you’re doing them a favor, no intentions to savornot to make them… Read More »What Love Is

There have been times when this angst withinsurpassed all the reasons to continue beingThere have been times when this angst withinkilled all the hopes of… Read More »A Thank You Note to Today

I hear that they sell happiness these daysin this grandest scheme of things.They wrap it in gifts and weave it in dreams.Dreams of the life… Read More »What is Happiness?

The thrill is unforgettable,the moment never seems to fade even in my fickle memory.It’s beautifully gratifying,the openness with which we shared the repressed hopes and… Read More »That Awkward Hug