Fear

Fear starts in my stomach. Clenching, twisting and cramping. I am frozen. Immobile. I can hear the thud, beating for escape from my chest. An 1My scalp tingles, goose bumps spread across my skin with speed. My jaw grinds. My mind is electric but my body still, waiting. My knees are locked, buttocks clenched and …

Is this love enough?

For most of my life I have been in firm believer of romance. I don't think any person ever stops searching for it. Some found early some late. They say things happen when you are not searching for it. that's true for love, thing u r seeking is seeking you but when and how you …

A 🎈 balloon Seller

It was hot dusty afternoon of may 2008 in Jhansi. Peeping out of old residential quarter in cantonment I see a red and yellow balloon talking to loo and old fragile body peddling cycle. Occasionally blowing a whistle. He came every afternoon. Kids would run out towards him with their mom yelling from behind. 2 …

Month with Red Vented Bulbul

The red-vented bulbul is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Tibet. They often breed and lay egg at human spaces. This time they choose my house. This is third time bird has laid eggs , earlier …

Bewildering Soul amidst Pandemic

World around is griped inside the four walls. Some have tin roof others under concrete wonder. Some alone in sweat pants families apart and other relaxing anxiously with love ones. While we all are in same Strom we all have different boats. Even with such disparity on display around us we all are connected- connected …

Summer is around

Windows that closed at the beginning of fog are open. Breeze is hitting on the sweating naked bodies. Waning moon of Ramzan is melting in the clear dark sky. Distant, kalopsia gulmohar is firey red like never before. Separated by the metal fence resembling just like lovers locked staring at each other from liquid crystal …

I’ll follow you into the dark

While we were young, our relationship was slowly turning into flower. We would talk early winter morning, you would tell about yourself, shedding every bit of yourself gradually like that morning sun which was scattering to illuminate the truth hidden by dark sky. In afternoon I would sleep listening to death cab for cutie. I …

Rain dog

That rain was different. After half a decade of scanting rains, clouds had finally decided to go full on. Outside rains were spilling the magic outside and i was busy folding my clothes into bag. This was my first journey with my dad. On the way, I taught him how to use a banking website, monetary …

summertime madness

as the summer hotness starts peaking up and making the land barren and dessert.I spend nights in desperation and anxiety. Lying down on bed under the fan which is rotating like some corpse floating in mid air. I think of lots of stuff,babble a lot and still left with hundreds of things unsaid. Nights turn …

summer this time felt too long

  'when will we meet?' days turned into a week, a week turned into months. Butterflies which were still cocoon when they met last time now has shed it cover end have gone on a long search of nectar. What didn't change amongst this phase was period of wait for two lovers. Lovers who once sat …