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 […]

First Love

  “Am I seeing things?” asked my mother in surprise. “Yes, you are, dear Mummy,” I answered sweetly, as I pinched her cheeks and danced out of the room. I didn’t blame her for being so surprised. After all it was the first time in years that she had seen me in a skirt. I […]

One of those days

When I was a student almost every year we would have to write an essay on the topic, “The day everything went wrong” ; you know, one of ‘those’ days. Well, yesterday was definitely one of “those” days, but with a difference. Yesterday I had a day when almost everything went right! My day started […]

Welcome

Welcome to “The Quill of the Phoenix”. Why the name? Well it’s a long story but it will suffice to say that I’ve had more than my fair share of knock me downs from life. I won’t bore you with the details, but the fact is that every time I reached rock bottom, I would […]