The story is now part of a short-story collection available in black-white and coloured prints and as an ebook. I will share the links soon.
Rear View
Looking back,
My vision is so clear,
It always makes me wonder
How I missed it the first time.
When you
Changed your phone password;
Come home late;
Talked on phone past midnight;
Attended out of town ‘meetings’;
‘Worked’ all night at ‘office’…
I wondered if you were
Tired…
Frustrated…
Angry…
I wondered if the blame lay on me,
Until I saw…
I don’t blame you for deceiving me.
I deceived me.
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The Conversations
Each day, I’d wait
To savour your voice
Speaking of little things
That hardly mattered…
When you spoke of
Your undying love
For another,
My heart shattered.
Still I listened
Because,
Even then,
Only you mattered.
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Lost Chances
For an eternity
I swam alone
In shallow waters…
In wilderness,
Making splashes
As I went…
Or rode the winds,
Touched the clouds,
Raced the Sun…
Now I walk the streets
For the rest of forever.
Now I wonder…
If I should’ve
Done it together
With you
When I still had a chance…
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Because Everyone has a Story
This story is now part of a short-story collection. I will share the links soon.
The Star
Under the stars,
You sit on your knees,
Hold my hand,
And beg me return,
Promising eternity again.
Other nights,
You shout profanities,
Ordering me to leave again.
Everytime
I wake up
Drenched in tears,
Wishing these nightmares away.
You still star in my dreams,
My love…
The Cat Lady
The story is now part of a short-story collection available in black-white and coloured prints and as an ebook. I will share the links soon.
Dear Reader, This is for you all!Â
I know you are no Santa
‘Cause I never made it
To the “Good Kids” list.
But you keep leaving me
Gifts and ‘Likes’ anyway.
So, I thank you,
Dear Reader
And I will keep leaving
Milk and cookies
Out for you
Every single day.
Wish you a Christmas merrier than mine.
-Love from Shaily
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The Road
The story is now part of a short-story collection available in black-white and coloured prints and as an ebook. I will share the links soon.
Fashion this Winter
Indian politics is driving the fashion too.
This winter, if you are an Indian woman planning to cover your head with a scarf in winters, ensure you have enough dough to pay hospital bills and legal fee for a bail.
Covering your head with a scarf or a skull cap is now deemed a crime, punishable by lathi-charge and jail.
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