I write but I am not a writer I take photos but I’m not a photographer I eat but I’m no food expert I do yoga but I’m not a yogi I hide behind the camouflage That the society has placed on me A girl who is normal As everyone sees her to be … More Camouflage
As I sit staring out the train I see midtones splashed across the city Only graffiti brightens it up for brief moments As I walk down the street I see a haze of people rushing around Only graffiti pauses my life It consumes me by its ideas Strikes me with awe by its … More The Living Graffiti
The movies, the songs I have seen them all But I didn’t know that, that isn’t what love is about I dreamt of what it would be like A stroll in the park Or a dinner in the candle light Yet when it happened It happened not like that We didn’t need … More First World Romance
It lurks around waiting to haunt me Popping up in unexpected places Trying to attack me I had dreamt that it could gobble me up In one swift motion Making the biggest slurp I was told that morning dreams do come true I wish I didn’t know this Because I’m in constant fear … More Illogical Fear
There is no greater cry Than the cry for freedom No greater pain Than the pain of restraint Free from others Free from society Free from ourselves That’s all that we want But what if we could abandon the notion of restraint And find freedom within us Even in the midst of being … More Freedom Within
Yes, I’m free to roam, free to soak up the sun But I’m not free to fly as my wings have been tied My short feet carry me to places not too distant My imagination takes me to the unimaginable corners of the world But what about my heart? It wants to fly, … More The Knots in My Wings
Can seconds ever turn into minutes? Yes, I have seen time stretch Like a motion captured in a photograph Or someone recording you in slow mode Imagine those seconds In which you can plan your entire fall You know the exact route your body will take Every stone or every tree that you’ll hit … More A Warped Moment
Sleep The biggest mystery today First world’s obsession. Did I get enough? Was I positioned right? Let me check my phone for the stats. Sleep diary Pets Xanax What else can get me a good night’s sleep? Phone’s blue light Eating dinner late Lack of exercise Or Stress with a capital S … More Sleep: First World’s Obsession
I sit at my desk fighting with myself. Not the kind that anyone can see but the mental kind that causes an even greater turmoil. Acutely aware of the chocolates just a few steps away from me, I debate whether to walk over or not. Everyday I fight this battle. In fact, every few hours. … More Battling with Sugar
Deep within the window I see All that is surrounding me I watch those who fill the seats Like anonymous beads sewn together With each one’s movement Comes another’s reaction Scene by scene The story unfolds on this dark screen The background is the cinematography And the rhythm of my ride, … More Reflections
discovering the unknowns 