Garnished with sweetness, Plated with care, My Heart I presented To you on a plate. Oozing with love, Coated with courage, My Heart I presented To you alone. But apparently, You had a different taste. Most obviously, You didn't care enough. For you dropped My Heart Even before You had a good look. And there [...]
Tag: Life
Tricky Business
How do you choose Between two evils? When you firmly believe Neither is worth the risk. How do you back Either your head or heart? When you fully know Either way you'll be judged. How do you finally Do something? When all you want Is to do nothing. Tricky business it is To be put [...]
Where They Mismatched
He was looking to be her hero. She was looking for someone just enough to grow old with. She was looking to be his princess. He was looking for a younger replacement of his queen mother.
Is Love Easy?
Is it going to be easy? Or is it going to be back-breaking tough? If it is easy, then good. If it is not, then better. For when you love, Oh baby! It is going to be the toughest!!! As it is said Hindi: "Yeh ishq nahi aasaan. Bas itna samajh lijiye, Ek aag ka [...]
Our Christmas Star
As a child, I was always in awe of the Christmas star that we used to put outside our house to mark the festival. I still clearly remember the whole "star process," as my father called it. My mother was the one who made the announcement that it was time for the star. As soon [...]
I Wish
How I wish Things were different. I wish to have Met you somewhere else. I wish to have Met you at a better time. I wish we were In another scenario altogether. How I wish I was different. I wish to have Not said what I did. I wish to have Said everything I really [...]
Unexpected
When you think you are lost And someone comes seeking you, When you think all is lost And someone helps you win, When you least expect it And someone stands by you... That is when you feel The power of the unexpected. That is when you see An angel's face. That is when you taste [...]
Go With That Gut Feeling
Confused? As to what to choose? It may be related to something as serious as your career option and life partner or as silly as the flavour of ice-cream to try. But there it is, staring in your face -- a choice to be made. So what do you do? See, I am all for [...]
To They Who Say We Are Not Enough
We try, they dissuade us. We try harder, they say we are just being silly. We give it our all, they say we should stop wasting our time because we are simply "not good enough." My question is that should we even try to explain to these "experts" how wrong they are or not. As [...]
Compliment or Not
"Am I supposed to take it as a compliment? Or not?" Sometimes said aloud, sometimes thought silently, the above line resonates with most of us. At times, people say such smartly-phrased things that we don't really know what to make of them. If they were positive or negative remains unclear. Worse still, there are times [...]
An Author You'll Remember 