Beyond

It was their last meeting. “Don’t try to contact me, or follow me on the internet. If we are to lead separate lives, we might as well learn to live without each other.” “I am sorry, Jenna! I truly care, but we are not meant to be together.” Five years later, they find themselves together … Continue reading Beyond

Vulnerable

You’re blessed with beauty, and light up the world around you wherever you go. You also cast a shadow on some unfortunate ones, highlighting the contrast between you and them. I love you not for the external beauty, but transparency of your soul. It leaves your flaws open to the world. You may be castigated … Continue reading Vulnerable

Stranger

I couldn’t have missed that jaunty gait, even after a lapse of thirty years. A closer scrutiny creates some doubts. The color of the eyes is different.  And … how come he has not aged in all these years? Well, he could be a look-alike. They say there are at least six people in the … Continue reading Stranger

2+2 could be less than 4

There is no truth greater than fiction, and there is no fiction greater than the statistics thrown at you every day. Face reality – whatever service you provide, you are a product. For whatever you want in life – tangible or intangible, you are a target client for someone. Are you trying to sell something? … Continue reading 2+2 could be less than 4

Audacity

The Sun denied ever moving away from the earth. Earth admitted to its own movement, but said it had no control. This is how it was structured and meant to be. And it always comes back to the same point, to prove its fidelity. curiosity opens up new worlds, to close doors on some others … Continue reading Audacity

Dignified

Spider silk clung at the doors, over the windows, and over everything she had left behind. It felt almost as if the haze was intended. She did not want others to peek into her core. The world thought they knew her well. Her life was spent in constant glare of the paparazzi, and was an … Continue reading Dignified

Finesse

The two images I got from the links speak the same language – Intricacy, though n varying size and degrees and that is the topic for my entry. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbula_cineraria FINESSE decades spent crafting a life and facets of my inner self lost in the haze of following the crowd   No…. intricateness uniqueness … Continue reading Finesse

Years passing by

Unfulfilled desires - hopeless Vacillating action plans - rudderless Wishes and prayer, floating in air - baseless Xerographic copies of a lost past - meaningless Years gone by - accretion of memories - futureless Zillions of dreams haunt – but I am now lifeless   Meeting the Bar at dverse