PC: Google Mumbai, the city of dreams and its numerous landmark locations have always been famous for their uniqueness. However my personal favourite has always been the long stretch of land beside the gigantic sea, the Marine Drive! It certainly in many ways has driven me crazy a lot many times. The skyscrapers beside the…
A poem just for you…
Like the sun & the moonwe exist in our own orbitsholding fragility between the fingerswith a promise to protect what is oursmy world glows up with you in itI often pray for this bond to be tightly knitbut I also wonderif I am important to youor is it just a casual encounter?The stars know it…
O’ the teenage years !
O’ the teenage years a journey between dreams & chaos life seemed dubiousresembling the uninvited pimples O’ the teenage years filled with smiles & giggles you brought in hope to meet our beloved when we grow-up to bond with friends who easily showed upO’ the teenage yearsyou felt like the shortest romancewith random chai-sips &…
My Name
Maa calls it with love Baba calls it with pride Siblings with affection I search for itwhen the final results are announcedwhen any selection list is outI blush when his voice embraces itwhen his heart remembers itBut then one mistake& everything is at stakethe world hisses at me like a snakethe society tears it apartfrom…
Money Power
A soft heart loaded with compassion fragile ,tender & filled with passion it loves deeply & protects fiercely it believes & trusts easily but why does it break repeatedly?The mind laughs in the corner& asks questions one after anotherwhich part of the world you residehow long will you trust people who liedwho even values how…
A Handwritten Letter
May be memories fadeand people changemay be my love wasn’t enoughmay be I wasn’t enough…No calls,no messages,we haven’t spoken in days& I am naive, I don’t know what each emoji truly saysthe half baked textsthe unfinished conversationsMy thoughts spiral downwardsanxiety attacks is what my heart dealsthe sky as if portrays melancholic huesjust then, a handwritten…
Kitchen Chronicles
Awake before the dawnshe rushes to the kitchenwashes the surfacescleans the stove counter& up goes the pressure cookerRice & RotiDal & sabjishe prepares it allbreakfast then lunch then snacks then dinnerit is like a cycle , nothing stops everAlways in a hurry,she can never be sorryperfection is her powershe prepares dishes one after the otherand…
The jar filled with chocolates
I look at itThe jar filled with chocolatesEach piece assortedWrapped with care& I wonder how similarIt is with memoriesOf my childhood Coloured with innocense,Heartfelt laughter & joyridesThe living in the momentClose Friends & the fun gamessweet & nostalgicyears that flew bybefore I could appreciate & know that adulting is hardthose were infact the best daysI…
I, you & the moon …
The moon knows it all Your passion And my yearningOur fights, big & smallI look at the moon & winkIt teases me backI blow a kiss for you & urge to keep a trackAcross the night sky dressed in blackYou, my beloved stay far& yet the distance did never matterThe moonlight shines brighttouches me, as…
Hashtag & Hibernation
The craze to go viralThe urge to be unrealThe constant need to be seenThe appetite for validationDoes it not feel chaoticDoes it not make one feel sickDoes it not drain away energyDoes it not lessen the synergyThis virtual madnessDawns a new realityWhen you lie on a hospital bedNone of the followers bother for your safetySo,…
My gifts…
Lilacs & tulips a pack of aromatic candlesa black sleeveless dresscustomised mugswith my name tagsa necklace & pretty jhumkasa box full of my favourite booksthe parcel arrivespacked with my giftsyes, they are gifts just for me some one pinch me, pinch me;then a blur appears right infront of my eyes,I roll over & next moment…