We take life for granted Assuming that the people we see for a few weeks Will always stay with us We forget how life takes a bend… Read more “Tribute to a semi-stranger”
Attempt 3759
Yesterday I tried to write a poem about you. And all the things we went through in our attempt to keep a friendship But there was nothing… Read more “Attempt 3759”
Shared Trauma
I see you Trying and failing to be inconspicuous Hiding behind bright lights so nobody sees your darkness I see how lost you look when there’s people… Read more “Shared Trauma”
Myself – 1
I stretch too wide Maybe that’s how the people in my life slip away And I’ve never been one to know how to express my feelings coherently… Read more “Myself – 1”
Outsider
Sometimes I open my heart for things that keep banging it shut.
Situational Sentiments – Anger
There’s an anger in me that is burning me alive- Anger at myself for all the things I’ve been unable to do at my age Anger that… Read more “Situational Sentiments – Anger”
Holding back
In the middle of the night We close our eyes To find that memories of our old lives are Locked in the darkness beneath our lids Staying… Read more “Holding back”
Before you weep
Sometimes emotional meltdowns happen in the middle of the day After you’ve cooked beans and before you sit down to eat Other times meltdowns happen in electronics… Read more “Before you weep”
Letter to a girl that used to be my bestfriend
I’m too much for you to handle. I’ve known that for a long time. My emotions are a whirlwind and unlike you who seems to have found… Read more “Letter to a girl that used to be my bestfriend”
Forever and a day.
Sometimes forever is only the day after tomorrow shrouded in promises that were not empty at the very beginning. Forever too is now and always. It’s here… Read more “Forever and a day.”
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