Stories

Collab with Roshini, Literary Co-Capt.✨ Another occasion, the question arose,“How are you today?”The girl’s fake smile, it never shows,“I’m fine,” she says anyway. With a smile and wave, her eyes meet,Yet inside, there’s a weight, heavy and deep.She hides it well, this burden she bears,But inside, it’s crushing, too heavy to bear. Saying “I’m fine” is a constant state of drowningShe tries to keep her mouth closed until that very last momentIf she opens her mouth and lets the water in,She knows she won’t survive. So she keeps it closed, Read more…

Collab with Tejaswini✨ A world that sees her smiling grace,She hides the tears she can’t erase. A smiling mask, a masquerade so well played,Hides the void within, where emotions fade. Emotionally hollow, she bears the weight,Behind that mask, her heart’s true state. She laughs and plays her part so well,But inside, restrained by a lonely, silent spell. Incidents have etched her triviality deep,The scars of the past in her memories she keeps. A moment’s attention, she holds so dear,In that fleeting light, she finds some cheer. She tells herself, “I’m Read more…

When you don’t fit, when they divide,In a world where sameness they abide. Among familiar faces, I’m a bit unknown,Lost in a big crowd, feeling all alone. Within my weary soul, a sense of lack,Longing for acceptance, under their attack. My thoughts wander, they don’t align,A solitary path is what I must define. Uniqueness is at times vain,And society’s expectations cause me pain. Refusal’s cut runs deep and steep,Isolation’s wounds, secrets I keep. Whispers of my ideas, like the wind they fade,Dismissed, ignored, as if they betrayed. But deep inside, Read more…

In a world of youthful dreams,Two souls embarked on friendship’s stream. A boy and a girl, side by side,In laughter, comfort, they did confide. With similarities and differences shared,A bond they formed, truly rare. Shoulders to lean on, in times so tough,Their friendship grew, firm and enough. The guy, he felt a growing spark,A new feeling, it left a lasting mark. He cared for her, with all his might,And cherished it, every day and night. Unspoken words, unexplored land,He hoped his heart, she’d understand. He saw in her, a love Read more…