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I have forgotten a lot of things. Nah, I should rather say those memories have slipped past me, sneaked, and stationed themselves behind a mountain range. Settled permanently in a valley I no longer walk to. I wander, and today, I have wandered off to those very foothills, tucked between majestic snow-laden ranges. Oh! I did not expect it to be crowded here. It had been easy to lose track of…

There are people who announce themselves to the world.They enter rooms carrying the certainty of who they want to become. They speak of futures, ambitions, achievements, and destinations. They seem to be moving toward something even before they have taken the first step.He was never quite like that.His movement was quieter.Before he wanted to conquer anything, he wanted to understand things.…

Memory fades slowly, and thus, I have to write things down if I wish to look back. There are certain things I do not intend to forget for my entire lifetime. Life wasn’t performative when I was young. There was nothing to prove or accomplish. I like it this way, a rather absorbing experience, rather than a quest. And these words remind me to allow my mind to live the life with a pleasant spirit,…

When it began, it was an attempt to fill the void. Today, they have swollen into monstrous ambitions. Towering creatures with red-brown scarred skin, webbed hands, and protective horns, they walk the land unchecked. Hungry. Feeding on anxiety, time, and the corpses of conquered skills tossed aside in pursuit of newer ones. Their legs, thick as tree trunks, hold fast as they sink deeper into the…

You’d think a metropolis buried in dust and glazed by the fierce heat of summer was beyond saving. Yet nature still keeps it within its embrace. Without warning, the sky unleashes heavy rain and hail hurled at furious speed. Then, almost as suddenly as it began, it stops, as if to say, “I’m done”. What remains is a washed, humbled city, lying beneath a shimmering sheet of water.

Don’t carry the burden of the world on your legs,You’ll still be you, regardless,If you ever reach the peak or not,Or spend your lifetime living on this countryside farm. Because when the sun shines tomorrow,You can still smile like every day,And that smile will not change much,If watching the sunrise still lights up your eyes. And when the day slowly comes to an end,You’ll sit by and watch the…

Didn’t realise it was the craving for love and attention,Until very recently, that inspired me to pen my thoughts,And selectively bare parts of my heart out to total strangers,To hear accolades that’d rejuvenate my rots.Oh, when they admired me — it was affection,When they smiled at me — it was love,That quenched my thirst for a deeper connection,for a while until I remembered that I had no…

Where expectations meet the dust,And hopes dry drier than the sands of deserts,Take me to that land,Take me to that point in time,When nothing matters. Where winds don’t rise just to fall,And leaves don’t sprout, only to cover it allIn green but later abandon the very worldTo the fate of snow,Take me to a world, a time such as that. Where people don’t meet to part ways,Where roads don’t…

Brain wants immortality, wealth, prosperity. It wants to live on, achieve things in life, succeed. It knows not to fall for illusions and give in to temptations. But, the heart is selfish, the heart is over caring, the heart is gullible, the heart is childish. Life is too cruel, the reality too harsh, and if it weren’t for the brain taking the front seat, the heart wouldn’t last seven days in the…

Take me to the crazy lovers of words, insane maniacs for life, the opposite of everything that is mundane, conventional, neat and upright, the dreamers, the ones who dare to live and not merely survive.

It isn’t every day I get to live a sunset,But whenever I do,It lights up my mood for sure,But not today. Today,It marks the end of a day that ended things for me,Sent away the last few hopes I had,Turned my dreams to dust,And buried my spirit miles under the ground,Too deep to be ever found. I was chasing a fading ray of light,Clinging desperately to the most distant possibilityOf living with a…

The forestland slid beneath my regular strides,I covered it with my fearsome grace.Though trees passed me on both sides,None could interrupt my terrific pace.I could have walked tirelessly for nights and days. But some miles later, a chair was keptUnder a tree of the same wood brown.I ignored it and continued into the woods’ depthsBut a little later, they stopped and gave me a frown.I had enough…

I stand here, in serene isolation, on the banks of the river that will take me through my new journey, the voyage of solitude. I stand here, and nowhere else, I am where I am. I’m in the moment, present in the now, not in the past, nor in the future. I’ve lived in dreams for long, I don’t want to anymore; I might miss my life. I’ve spent years distracted, surviving on the dopamine and drama of…

You say that life is sacred,And the right to live is the most fundamental,That is the only thing, the fine line,That is keeping people safeFrom the greed and violenceAnd hundreds of thousands of loaded guns. But if every life is sacred,Then why do some dogs die car-struck,Why is that not a hit-and-run?Why is that not a murder? Why, when we roast pheasants or birds,And devour them,Why is that a…

Memories, Of the short-lived moments I cherish,I’m in pain, but I’ll make it my friend. Pain, would you be my friend? It’s not that I like you a bit,But accepting you gives me peace of mindAnd getting used to you will make me strong.It hurts so much more when I dream of good things,When those expectations are hurt by someone you had faith in,But if I befriend you and let you stay right here by…