A Lying Smile

A shattered heart, a broken soul Do you know what feels like to be all alone?   Betrayed by the one she loved the most Driven by pain, she seeks to maim. All those who reach out to breach the walls That protect the sanctum of her heart.   They say time heals, But will …

All in a moment

Breathe in. Breathe out. It's just a moment. A stab to the heart. A scar on your chest. It will be gone in another sec. Breathe in. Breathe out. Crack goes the sound Crash go the waves Salty may be the taste Of tears flowing down your face But just stay braced. Breathe in. Breathe …

Afraid

The man sitting opposite to me reminds me of you. His hands twitching as he listens to music. He's fidgeting with his earphone cords, just the way you used to fidget with your pen in class.I remember the day I met you. You walked into class as an innocent youth, your uniform practically hanging off …

Summer Apples

Remember those days? Those hot sticky summers, when the sun would shine down brightly on our heads. We would run around in the woods. Our bare arms covered in scratches from running through the bushes, our pretty summer clothes covered in dirt. You wanted us to have our own tree house. We even chose the …

Pardon

It is not your fault, love. I should have listened To the tales the old folks mumbled Their eyes wide with fear as they spoke In garbled tongues about the creatures. Creatures that prowled every corner, Creatures that donned big grins to lure us in. I never did believe them. How could I believe such …

Deadly Obsession

  Legends spoke of howls and cries She lurks in the dark Hiding in plain sight They say she dons her victim’s skins, Each time her beauty glowing from within. She moves like her blade Deadly as sin Her moves so graceful Your heart stops from within.   I saw her once Prowling out in …

Mistaken

It was the beginning of a new academic year at college and we heard that there was a transfer student coming down from Kollam. We were all curious about this new boy. Sarah had made her opinion clear to anyone who would listen, “He is probably going to be some small town boy who doesn't …

Recycled

  These people look at me like I’m trash, the people in the speeding cars. Each time the light turns red, I knock on windows begging for spare change. My uncle says we need to do this or else there is no dinner. So I scamper about trying to collect as much as possible. Its …

Unnoted

She was a quiet girl always sitting alone in the corner hunched over her notebooks. The only sound she made was that of her pen scratching along the pages of her book as she copied notes off the blackboard. Sometimes she would catch me staring and I would quickly whip around, the tips of my …

We Were Three

Two months of college and I still hadn’t found ‘my kind of people’. I had accepted my fate and decided to accept the people around me. I had my earphones jammed into my ears, ignoring the rest of the world and the people in it. But boy am I glad some idiot ignored the very …

Light and Dark

  Darkness and Light Old acquaintances of the heart. Their friendship forged through time, Agreeing never to cross the line.   By an unforeseen twist of fate; A little bloom grows on the edge. Sweet and tender she brings them hope She holds their affections in her folds.   Light reaches for her, Carefully avoiding …