He is ready to glide into the future. Inherited wings feel light on shoulders, as wheels whir before leaving the ground. A force stands ready to support, send or receive anything as per instructions. Vehicles are cleaned and polished to carry stories into the future. Somehow, the mud on tires refuses to go. It is … Continue reading Stories retold
Volatility makes one feel insecure. Flying with no strings attached is a nightmare. My daughter wants to go abroad for a doctorate, and I’ve spent three sleepless nights in a row. Umbilical cords remain. Relationships become tumultuous if one side holds tighter. Quivering balloons on the bumper of the car driving ahead tell me she … Continue reading Set free
“Say what you may, but those forsaken futures at the end of the road live only in your mind. They have found their place somewhere else in the lives of people who walked that road. Could it have been a swimmingly smooth ride, instead of the sanity-stretching sojourn to glamorous, glossy goals your life has … Continue reading Pixels and Petals
A question marked Urgent perplexes me. A millennial wants advice if he should opt for a car loan and invest his money in mutual funds to earn higher returns. It takes tough questions and hard calculations to make him see sense. I question his assumptions of the future. The session leaves me with more questions … Continue reading Dreams
It’s that moment when you are made to feel less human - for not following a code of conduct devised by other humans. You don’t understand why the majority matters more than your originality, your right to be. You’re unable to achieve your goals because you are excluded from the club. And then you make … Continue reading Shame
Winds blow in a different direction, making me struggle to retain balance. The world on the other side is unfriendly. So what if I’ve been there a couple of times…..I don’t like it. It seems perfectly natural to some … fluttering of a butterfly’s wings or a movement like floppy puppy ears. I know that … Continue reading Stormy winds
Do they know how much I loved my existence here? That dress is just a part of me - one they chose to preserve. There was so much more which has been destroyed or left alone to perish. A thought process, small impressions stitched together to blend with the whole called personality…. If you choose … Continue reading Myth of Wholeness
A remote in my hand lets me control devices. I’m happy. How close is far, when the pandemic does not allow me to be a part of my neighbor’s joys and sorrows? Isolated by the virus, I draw closer to the world with messages and calls. But those who are far … remain far. I … Continue reading Remote
The bowl of cherries on the table are pure temptation, and your slender fingers feed my lust. A champagne flute almost threatens with its glistening transparency, till a golden liquid satiates its dark instincts. I need to feign intoxication till secrets spill out, and your fingers laced with poison dip into a sea of fantasy. … Continue reading Extraordinary plot
“She’ll never admit she’s wrong. I wonder if it’s an ego problem or a genetic one….” The sounds pass through her ears, but do not pierce consciousness. The judges and the judged are both in their mind. She is unaffected by opinions. She is not exactly floating in air, but feels light. The moment of … Continue reading Freedom
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