Confessions of a Loner.

Confessions of a loner.  I have confessions to make  Of how I have disappointed you, Yes, you. The cheeky guy I sat next to in school, T...

A short Ode to friends

A short Ode to friends.  They were four,  One became an Engineer,  Second became a Manager,  The third wrote Code, Fourth becam...

Calm

Calm. I sought calm, I went to a mosque, And they told me to pray.  I went to a temple, And they told me to pray. I w...

Being with Wings

Being with Wings. I once saw a bird and said, "I wish I had wings too, I could fly away from everything, Bad wea...

You, me, and the Moon.

You, me, and the Moon. I looked at the moon and I saw loneliness,  The scar-like spots,  Its attention seeking tides. You looked...

A Loners Complaint

A Loner's Complaint Misunderstood in a world of the regular, Odd in a world of similar. They call me weird, They call me crazy,...

Before the storm

Before the storm.  I looked around,  Everything was gray,  and quiet.  A storm was coming I felt, I patiently waited and prepare...

The Bird Scarers

The Bird scarers. I met this family working on a farm. With anger all over their faces, Heat too high b...

The Tries of I.

The Tries of I.  I tried to be still,  I couldn't, because it wasn't for my will. I tried staying calm,  I couldn&#...

Elements

There she stands,  In a place where she doesn't belong,  Through seasons which are never hers.  There she stands, In a mourning s...

Mumbai.

Barbaric city sick-with slums, Deprived of seasons, blessed with rains, Its hawkers, beggars,  iron-lunged, Processions led by frantic dr...

Stories.

Stories. Have you ever wondered, How many stories you enter every day, The customer-care girl happy at you being kind, The...

Fabled

How did we end up here?  It started once upon a time,  Long long back, You were crossing the river, Or strolling in the wood, I was hung...

Reasons.

Stop! Why do you run? Because it's fun! Why don't you?  I do too, just not for the reasons same as you. - In picture, A kid...

Anthony.

I saw a man, Paying respect to a lone grave between the hills, With greens in the air and sea in the noise, In the eerie silence ar...

A letter to Rosy Santana.

A Letter to Rosy Santana. Remember the time I cooked fish for you With spices from your shop? I do, I'd rather eat poison tha...

The old fort and the sea.

The Old Fort and the Sea.  You're old,  You still don't crumble,  Even when I hit you with all my force. Why? I do crumble, Inch b...

A city sunrise.

A city sunrise.  In the city of blinding lights,  Have you noticed the morning sun?  Awkwardly rising behind the concrete jungle, Tired....

Les Pensées.

Les Pensées. I mothered a thought, And dressed it pretty In liquid amber, And chrysoprase green; sprinkled some rhythms, And ornamented i...

The Crowd.

The Crowd.  The young have no job , The old have no hope, The rich have no friends,  The poor have no food, The grouped have no direction,...