By the Hills

If you just wish, You can roll along with the hills. Descend through the green patches Through the bunches of bushes made of tea leaves. Let your eyes wander to the horizon. Memorize the shapes and forms that the clouds assume. There is a warrior on his stallion prepared to wage a raging war. To […]

Silent Suffering

My mother has a strange way of coping with tragedies. She will not cry or delve into the five stages of grief. No, she will never tell you she has a problem or tell you what you have wronged. Rather, she will busy herself with chores-chores that don’t need tending to. Rather she will wash […]

Tell Me, Darling

Tell me, darling How does love feel like these days? Like dizziness when twirling with hands held tight Like blurriness in windows splattered with rain Tell me, darling Does he tell you that you’re beautiful? During late night phone calls in smothered voices Over arguments on who hangs up at first In those “Good morning, […]

Summer

Back in summer, he had asked your name. Back in summer, you had fallen in love. Back in summer, he had spelled your name in the crook of your shoulder. Back in summer, a lot of things had happened. Back in summer, he had held you as if he had just caught a rare bird […]