This is one book I was looking forward to. Ever since I met Priyanka at my own book reading four to five years ago, I was impressed with her. She was just around 17 at that time I think and was already focused on her writing. I have been following her scribbles from then […]
poems
Life gets in the way
Please let my dreams come true, Fervently I pray. But unfortunately you see, Life gets in the way A famous author I want to be someday. Write a dozen bestsellers, But life gets in the way. I have so many adventures planned, With happiness everyday, Doing what I love, But life gets in […]
My first day as a teacher
I looked across the sea of faces, My heart a mess of a million fears; Fifty pairs of eyes watched me, Some curiously, and some full of tears. All the names I had to remember; Make myself heard above their cries. How on earth, was I, I wondered, Supposed to make all of them […]
Home alone
The fan drones on and on Grumbling about the silence The play list of my favourite songs Rebels at being played too often Pending chores keep me company As I move from one lonely room to another Outside these four walls Is another world Of people laughing Talking, holding hands Having fun Even arguing […]
Alone
It steals upon you quietly As the evening turns to night And you realize you’ve always been alone, There’s been no one by your side. The illusion of belonging Shatters into pain And the chill of loneliness Surrounds you once again. You learn to use the illusion As you live and laugh and […]
Fear Then And Now
Sometimes, The very fact that I am not frightened anymore Frightens me. I keep searching for fear like I would a friend I miss. I’ve lived with her for so long That it feels strange not to have her around. My heart opens to love And then hits that invisible wall Which cautions and […]