It was the first time I had killed a man. I did not see how it happened. Only heard the silence, of death. I knew it for certain. It was over. It was over the moment I had said it. It was the first time I had killed a man – with words. It’s years […]
Tag: thoughts
On holding it together
How do you hold it together When your whole world seems to fall apart And you barely have some mettle Let alone any remnants of steel You hold yourself together With tape and glue and scraps Any shard you can hold onto Every fragment of your heart Darkness is calling you And you’ve never been […]
Citizens of the Earth
If the earth is our homeAnd we are recognized citizens What duty is ours to partake To live up to the namesake Citizens of earth Celebrate earth dayIn your virtual world Full of promises and hopes Reality is shamefulWe are living a lieCan you face this Without shying your eye Citizens of earth Do we know what that meansAnd […]
Time
Once upon a time,Every story starts,Start of you, start of me, The start of life, a reality. A moment in time,Is all it takes,And life as you know it,Has forever changed. You cannot go back, It’s time to move on, Time to get up, Get ready to go on. We think we have time, Infinite […]
Things we can learn from COVID-19
Wash your hands.Lend a helping hand.Care for those in need.Respect your elders.Pause.Spend time with loved ones.Actually pay attention.Take care of yourself.Stop running around.Prioritise [your] essentials.Don’t be a hoarder.Stop chasing everything.Be grateful for what you have.Be grateful for those around you.We are in this [world] together.Stop fighting change.Learn something new.Stop over-identifying with comforting habits.Stop blaming the […]
Let’s pretend
Everything is fine. We are not in a crisis.This is not our fault.We are the victims. Everything is fine. This is unexpected.This is not our doing.We don’t need to change. Everything is fine. We don’t need to reflect.We don’t need anybody.Isolation is easy. Everything is fine. We don’t depend on each other.We don’t need each […]
I was not raised to be a girl
“Learn to be independent.” Every time I face a challenge that seems like an impossible obstacle and my own voice sows a seed of self-doubt in mind, I hear my father’s unequivocal voice demanding that I be independent – in thought and action. And every time I tide over stronger, eventually figuring it all out […]
Finding me
“I would’ve thought you are a writer.” I don’t know what it is that the girl in the chocolate store in Belgium saw in me, but it was more than I had ever seen in myself. She saw my truth, she saw me for who I was. Writing has been my singular truth long since […]
Beyond Words
I hesitate to write, it’s a new feeling. My mind is blank, or maybe too cluttered? There is no prompt today, there hasn’t been for a while. I’ve been avoiding it. I shy away from words, I don’t know my story yet. Excuse. This is my story, every breathing moment. It’s the end I am […]
To Dream
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist It’s been over a decade from when I first read the book. I wouldn’t give myself the credit to fully appreciate it back then. I was such a different person, with such a different dream. Mine, but not […]
