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‘Familiar’ is for Cowards

  ‘Familiar’ is for cowards… I am anything but a coward, call me a ‘Risk-Taker’, if you may. I have always believed in doing what felt right rather than what is conventional and universally acceptable. ‘If it didn’t feel right,…

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Eccentric

    Eccentric I was a breach-baby and had arrived into this world with my head held high and my feet on the ground. Conventional, I wasn’t, even back then. My grandfather, an acclaimed astrologer, had labelled me impulsive in…

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Delusion

  The NaPoWriMo challenge is to write a poem a day for the month of April.     Was it all in my head? Was it entirely my fault? Was my crazy mind, playing cruel tricks on me.   Did I hear something,…

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A brief moment in time

The NaPoWriMo challenge is to write a poem a day for the month of April. As she flits across your mind, she leaves a bit of her soul behind. Her touch lingers on your heart, from here, she never wants to depart.…

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D is for DAD

DAD     She is a curse, a blemish on life. A deep dark secret lurks in her sad eyes. She craves his forgiveness, wants to make amends, because her birthday brought his life to an end.   Daddy, please…

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Comfortably Numb

The NaPoWriMo challenge is to write a poem a day for the month of April.   Cold hands, Icy limbs, frozen heart and soul, in this desert of loneliness.   Chilled to the bone, in this vast scorching, wilderness of abandonment.  …

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Creative People

  Creative People   “I think everybody is creative”, this statement didn’t go down well with my friend, who retorted, “Not everyone is creative, they can be talented but they are definitely not creative.” I would like to argue my…

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Touch Of Love

  The NaPoWriMo challenge is to write a poem a day for the month of April.     Touch of Love I can still feel your touch, on the upholstery of the car, I shiver with the, warmth of your hand.  …

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Best Friend

Things are never quite as scary when you have a best friend.  ~Bill Watterson I have my best friend to thank for my name, her name was Sulekha too. My tale dates back to 1967 when I was a mere…

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True Beauty of Love

The NaPoWriMo challenge is to write a poem a day for the month of April.       Time’s cruel hands have scarred her, damaged her beyond recognition. She is a shadow of what she used to be. Beaten, bruised, battered she,…

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