Spiral is the name of my firstborn plant, yes firstborn and yes plant, the owner of the green curly locks, the friend of the bees, my gift from the universe, elder brother to Cacti and Jade, my morning conversations partner, the receiver of all the love. Spiral was the name of my firstborn plant, whom […]
Distance didnt show up on the first day or the second, Distance threatened it way in on the third day or the fourth day, It came and sat down, cross legged, at the centre of the head, Kept mumbling its toxic spells like a possessed child(rocking back and forth), It cleared off old names, endearments […]
She creaks a little, she’s gotten all dusty, a little loud, a little awkward, laying around the corner, of the big house(with the big family). In her old house she did so much more, she brought so much joy, she made so many memories, yet they gave her away. (who needs consent from pieces of […]
I say your name like a spell, an evil spell! Waiting for your venom to fill my veins, You always come, drenched in your toxic glory, Harass your way through to the brittle parts of me. You offer me a spot next to you on the throne, Urge me to give in, succumb to the […]
She kept hearing his voices, she tried to hush him and make him stop buzzing in her head. He was always there but now he was getting stronger. There would always be a ‘but’ and there always were terms and conditions in everything he ever told her. It wasnt because she wasn’t perfect but she […]
Memories lay in old cupboards and drawers, covered in dust and forgotten with time. I walked around the house I grew up in, walked around talking to myself, talking of silly stuff and stupid stuff like when we were 7 year olds like Esta and Rahel(Arundhathi Roy’s dizygotic twins). I looked around,I looked around for […]
There I was running late to another potential life event, but that’s okay, I was going to be in all the photographs. Our wide smiles and big eyes will mask all of our insecurities, our indifferences, our grief, the conflicts in our heads and the imaginary conversations in our minds, our lack of communication, our(or […]
It’s been a long time since I have heard your voice or seen your face, don’t misunderstand me, no I don’t miss our toxic togetherness. We created a world together, put in all our insecurities and our weaknesses and then some evil. We went ahead and called it love while our brains exploded with questions […]
Hellloooooo loveliessss!!!! Ummm… I mean, a big hello to all of you from this wannabe writer(who feels the need to write about every single thing coz that’s the only way she could be a real writer, eventually, one day, hopefully).But the story of five cakes is not a silly something I decided to emphasize on just […]
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