Category: personal blog
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engulfed by love
This time love felt differentIt wasn’t the kind of loveThat grew over a period of timethe one that felt stable and safeThis time, it was a tornadothe one that encompassed memaking me feel countless emotions, all at onceIt was beautiful and frustratingThere was longing and acceptanceBoth gentle and roughAs the wind stoppedso did the toronadoleaving…
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Book review: The Joy of Living
One of the best coincidences that we experience are the ones where you are dealing with something in your personal life and suddenly (as if by magic) you find a book that guides you during that time. Finding something relatable to read or something pretty engaging feels like a fortunate coincidence. This book gave me…
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Things learnt in 2022
As we bid farewell to the year 2022 and get ready to welcome 2023, I am reflecting on the experiences I had this year. This year was the one where I tried a lot of new things. Some were the ones that I initially wanted to try and some which I was terrified of doing.…
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ghost of loneliness
Loneliness creeps through the voidthat is createdin your heartand pulls youinto the depths of eternaldarkness and sorrow.It builds a wallbetween you and your loved onesmaking you unable to seeand hear them clearly.Even when they show affection you feel left out wondering “Do I even matter?”One by oneit cuts the tieswith people around youmaking you feelunwanted.The…
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poems
She loves reading poemsfor when she readsshe finds the words that comfort her,challenge her,teach her how to live.Poems are her only escapeand a way to expresswhat she feels so deeply.She rewrites the poemsthat she loves with her shaky handson a old piece of paperand tucks them besides her pillow.Every night she reads those wordsand wakes…