“The unicorn is a myth.” “All myths originate from someone’s thoughts, when a need is felt for it.” “Desperation to believe?” “Yes. The story goes that only a virgin could capture it. Virgins denote power of purity. That makes the unicorn a symbol of truth.” “There are no absolute truths either.” “I agree. But it … Continue reading No absolute truths
I never throw rose petals away, even after the flowers have wilted. The extracted goodness of the petals goes into my skincare regime, and the softness lives on. The ones I immersed in water today started bleeding purple. It was the artificial color sprayed on the petals by the florist. The rose stem looked askance … Continue reading Appreciation
The wall art on the street was a tourist attraction. The blue bicycle parked opposite the wall remained largely ignored, despite the eye-catching color. It was perhaps parked at a wrong spot, and managed to escape penalty. A writer kept visiting the spot daily for two weeks, and noticed that the bicycle had not moved. … Continue reading Unsung
The spirits have come. Figures in white coats hover around, tinkering with various contraptions and whispering jargon. I look at surrounding grey screens, but those do not display warmth, which I desperately wait to see. Suddenly, I know the difference between looking and seeing, hearing and listening, speech and expression. I love you, spirits, as … Continue reading On the edge
The ground is uneven and the water around his barely protected feet cold. Yet, he ventures on boldly, to blaze a trail in difficult terrains. He is a pioneer of several new fields of business. Adventures do not scare him. The world applauds, not knowing of his immense faith in the guardian angels that have … Continue reading Guardian Angels
Grey compels me to be non-judgemental. Everybody has a little of black and a little of white, and so do I. It is a mutual conspiracy of silence, in favour of black. Black contaminates blue, yellow, red and white to create a palette, as they struggle to maintain their identity, but lose themselves in the … Continue reading Contamination
It was the first time she had seen ice and experienced freezing temperatures. The excitement gradually turned to fear, as her skin turned bluish and a strange numbness overtook her body. The snow was bad enough, and she was not aware that her coffee was spiked with lethal stuff. She was the heiress to a … Continue reading Blues
He couldn’t pull himself together to courageously face the vagaries of life. The search remained on for a missing piece. Compelling circumstances made him realize that the vital piece had left long ago. When it went, it took the piece of him that knew what he wanted, and left behind a feeling that he was … Continue reading A New Life
There was a deathly chill in the air. The leaves peeped like frightened lambs from under the snow. The moon looked a pale yellow, as the street lights cast reddish shadows around. Inspector Sharman stopped in his tracks. The shape of the mound of the snow suggested the presence of something suspicious beneath it. “Officers, … Continue reading A chilly night
“You missed the doors on the side, as you kept looking straight. Those were opportunities.” “I did not. The door in the front is my chance of a lifetime. It leads into the open, as the light streaming from beneath shows. It is the door to liberation.” “Maybe the doors on the side show a … Continue reading The Dilemma
