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Dismembering

At midnight, she peeled the transparent mask off her unwelcoming face and introduced me to her murky mind. Earlier that night I sat close t...

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The pursuit of futility

I've lost count of the number of times I have tried to do it. It always starts with a well-intentioned plan. The pros and cons are weig...

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The song remains the same

Love can be so many things. It can run the entire gamut - from indulging in sweet nothings to witnessing the storms clouds. It can make you...

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Momentum

we were unbeatable when the chips were down unsinkable when the tide was high unstoppable when the roads were rough then we hit the jackpot...

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Our tapestry

And in the end, we will count all the things we didn't do. While other lovers piece together moments to map their memories, we will fli...

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Their story

"And what do I say to that now?" he asked her. "Say what you feel. Tell me what is real," she replied. "I can'...

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Nobody-but-myself

"A poet is somebody who feels, and who expresses his feelings through words. This may sound easy. It isn’t. A lot of people think...

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Hobson's Choice

Shards of misguided interests come flying your way and bluntly bounce off the surface of your soul. While the one you've etched into th...

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Tonight, the sky is all mine

Tonight, the sky is all mine

I inched towards the door of the train just before my stop. I looked out and then up. It was 8:38 pm and the sky looked like it bel...

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No place for heartbreak

There should be a special place and time for hearts to break. In the privacy of a cave, in the silence of the night, under the shelter of ...

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The two of them

He uses the sunset to paint over her sorrow. And smears her face with the blue sky, just to smoothen out the lines and frowns. He kisses he...

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Till death do us part

It never ends. It just changes shape and design, and sometimes, colour too. It catches you off guard with its varying textures and thread...

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Remnants

I don't think of you as often anymore, but when I do, it's always the things that I know I will never get over. Like the time ...

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Blank canvas

It suddenly struck her at 9:50 am on a Wednesday just as the cab she was travelling in turned left at the junction just minutes away from w...

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Romance

I've reached the end of romance. Its tender undertones and subtle seduction now seem to dry up quicker than the rain than sprays off my...

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The way we used to be

The guy you had a massive crush on 10 years ago is now officially a senior citizen. The nicknames that your no-longer lover used for you 17...

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The flip side of loving you

I wake up engulfed in the aromas of spicy ginger and sweet cardamom wafting through the air. I wonder if this is something you've ever ...

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Slow

Slow

Is how we started, how we first said hello, how we inched towards each other over the years and across the miles. Slow Is ho...

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The rock

The rock

I couldn't say the words I love you when that was all I wanted to say. Now I say them endlessly but they sound so hollow. Is it b...

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Evening

Evening

I like my whiskey with just a touch of water, at room temperature, and no ice. Just enough to bring out its depth and have me resting in...

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Maktub

Maktub

Last night, while chatting with Marmalade, I typed - "I thought I knew all there is to know about love until I met him." She f...

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Us

I used to think not being able to tell you was the worst thing until I discovered that I can’t talk about you to anyone else either. For o...

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My wish list for 2017

Last year, this was what I had wished for: Dear Universe, All I want for 2016 is no gap between my two front teeth, and the following: ...

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After white

You look so good in all shades of blue until one rainy morning I witness white cotton sitting gently on your shoulders bringing out the glo...

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The inevitable

"There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: 'koi no yokan'. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second si...

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Georgia

Georgia

“At the temple there is a poem called "Loss" carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out....

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My first video edit

I recently attended a training program for Adobe Premiere Pro and it was a little like being back in school again, sitting in those ICSE M...

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Perfect winter mornings

Perfect winter mornings

My favourite coffee mug and a view that I've sorely missed... Perfect winter mornings in a place I come to find my centre, time ...

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Old love

What's better than making love to someone familiar? Someone whose touch feels safe and sensuous all at once, someone who knows how long...

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Gauri

Gauri

There are friends who have been with you all along; sometimes silent, sometimes vocal. They've studied you in Braille, with their warm ...

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Fawzan

Fawzan

Thanksgiving is around the corner and while I am not American and have never celebrated the occasion, I have decided to do a series of po...

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Birthdays

I love birthdays. My own and of the ones I love. I believe that birthdays should be celebrated no matter what. Because you're really ce...

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The missing piece

I miss the way you were always there without actually being there. The gentle piercing of my thoughts while I was unarmed and unprepared f...

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The first of my bones to crack under pressure and it had to be the littlest one! Happened on Friday morning just as I was about to start...

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Thank you

Thank you

Photograph by Fawzan Husain For experiencing the power of writing things down when they are mere thoughts or wishes in your head, and ...

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They say the way to a man's heart is through the stomach. What's the way to a woman's heart? Who knows... But the way to thi...

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"Maybe we're supposed to be together. Maybe you and I are meant to share the same sky." - RM Drake

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Say hello to the most handsome birthday boy ever!

Say hello to the most handsome birthday boy ever!

Happy Birthday in advance to the love of my life, my favourite person, the most fun guy ever, my Poppy... In other words... Simply the b...

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Dahanu dreamin'

Dahanu dreamin'

Earlier this month, I decided to just be spontaneous and impulsive for once, and took a short, two-day break from the city and the dail...

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“The more things change, the more they remain the same.”

You know how you reminisce about a certain time in your life and wonder if you will ever be able to relive those days? I’d been feeling tha...

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