Before I met you, I wondered why I existed
As life dragged along slowly.
After I found you, I wondered if it was worth
The pain you caused each day.
Once I walked out of your door
I truly found a purpose: My ‘Self’.
Tag: Life
Tiny Story: ‘Sweet’-heart
As usual, he went to her cafe, asked for a pastry and sat there hoping she would notice him. It had been three months ever since the shop opened and she was always too busy to talk.
As usual, she brought his pastry to the table, unusually late though. She had decorated the icing on the top with tiny roses… and her phone number!
Tiny Story: Intergalactic Travel
The anticipation made his hands moist and mouth dry. He felt unprepared as he slowly covered the space between the two galaxies to reach her home across the road from his.
She, the daughter of a Hindu…
He, the son of a Mohammadan…
-Dedicated to W
Tiny Story: The Winter Morning
The rising Sun in the horizon made me ache.
It was such a beautiful day with no one to share.
I wondered if I would have noticed the colours
Had you never happened.
You brought beauty to my life and also the pain.
Tiny Story: Guilt Trip
Wife: I know the windows of the bus are broken but it is our only choice!
The husband hesitates.
Wife: I don’t think it was in any accident. It was probably vandalised by the mob during last riots.
Husband (hesitating): Do you think the driver will recognise…
Tiny Story: The See-saw
While walking on the road
Me: These car drivers think they own the road. I wish I could teach them a lesson!
While driving a car
Me: These pedestrians just don’t know their place. I wish I could ban them from stepping on the road!
Tiny Story: Returning Home Questionnaire
Brother: Nice wheels! How much did the car cost?
Sister: Great shirt! Gucci?
Father: How’s new job?
Mother: You look thin. Are you alright?
Tiny Story: Inventing Stories
Mother: The ‘baba’ (old man) outside our door takes away naughty kids…
16 years later
Daughter: A girl at school has invited me to her home for a girl’s night out…
Loveless(?)
If I had to live the life of a historical figure, I would choose one who had never loved, to avoid the pain. But it is very difficult to find such a person in human history.
True Love
True love does not hold you back. It gives you wings and lets you fly so that you can happily return to your nest every day.
–Dedicated to my parents who urged me to fly
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