“What kind of haircut do you want?” Frank asked me. “I want a pixie cut,” I replied. “What kind?” “I want something soft.” I showed him a few photos. He nodded. He held his scissors and the comb in other hand and asked, “Are you ready?” “Are you sure?” my hairdresser had asked me. This [...]
“To the girl sitting at the stairs, You are a fucking goddess.” ~Anonymous Gatwick Airport, London. A woman dressed in black was yelling at someone on her phone in Italian. I could filter out the swear words. And it appeared so could the little Spanish girl standing behind me in the check-in queue. ‘She just [...]
Fumes and mute conversations Red buses and red buildings Standing amidst Moving adrift Fenced by my earphones The lone star and I Solitude acknowledged in the sky.
My eyes flick open again, Just as the sun wakes up, Just when the moon falls asleep, Too cold to step outside the blanket Too late not to. I gaze outside, tad bit drowsy, tad bit curious, tad bit joyous, tad bit furious. The buildings display quite an opposite effect of sunlight on them, Reverse [...]
I fear I won’t live again, I fear death, I fear I may wake up in the hospital tomorrow complaining about migraine which maybe actually turn out to be tumor - a beautifully malignant one. I fear cancer because cancer runs in my family. I fear cardiovascular disease because that runs in my family too. [...]
Our bus halts. There isn’t any bus stop in the immediate vicinity. I don’t notice it at first, still enjoying Dorayaki. We had dropped these Japanese pancakes on the bus floor while trying to open the packet. That hadn’t stopped us from eating them. We had picked them immediately and stuffed them into our mouths. [...]
We were walking through the streets of London again, still thinking about Mochi. Our tongues craved for more but we were determined not to succumb to our perverse insatiable greed for this Japanese dessert. “Is today 12th?” Lee asked. “Yes,” I said checking my phone. “I am not sure, I need to check, but if [...]
Sure, it’s beautiful - This ending day; Crimson, Magenta Tiffany, Tuscany Why are the birds departing already? Wings dispersed like charcoal ashes in the air, The street lights shining like a long diamond necklace along the roads. There’s moon on the other side The love birds must be exchanging a cheesy dialogue or two. This [...]
The white smoke rapidly escapes the distant chimneys - Two brothers standing side by side through thick and thin. Oh how they burn! The waste less, my heart more, like red hot lava coated with grey ashes. I gaze and gaze, Hoping you would look back. Shush! It’s a secret. No one is supposed to [...]
You are into her before you even know it, You love her before you even know what love is, You aren't sure of course, Sometimes it's so easy to just be a pervert, Sometimes it's so easy to put your friendship on sale just to get rid of some momentary bouts of loneliness. Friendship? What [...]
