It’s the Christmas movies’ season on Netflix and of course, the Vanessa Hudgens trilogy has surfaced with its third part. Now, this is neither a roast of the truly unreasonable plot nor the many clichés that The Princess Switch 3 openly buys into – you’ve probably come across plenty of that already. In fact, from... Continue Reading →
You & me
The enchantment of letting my guard down Endlessly obsessing over dreams unbound The fantasy of being safe in your arms Even when the reality of it is way far along. The consuming thoughts of you all day long Those untold projections of a heart to heart Constant anticipation of your words and songs And the... Continue Reading →
The unconventional love
Some blue moons in a lifetime Love decides to go generous on you. All the stars too seem to align Just so you love the one that just as much loves you. It hides right in broad daylight From the ifs and buts of the social norm And hidden carefully in plain eyesight It escalates... Continue Reading →
Night of the invisible moon
Like a fresh breath of wind through a lock of curls Like the softest of a caress over a wound slowly healing Like the touch on the neck of a cold string of priceless pearls It felt when on your shoulder I lay reflecting. Beyond Rumi’s ideas of right and wrong A moment materialized when... Continue Reading →
Validation
Don’t we all seek validation elsewhere When validation is denied at the one source we seek it from Don’t we all seek it at the most random of places. In those 2000 followers on social media you don’t recognize In the characters of movies that temporarily warm your heart In those fictional books where love... Continue Reading →
Heart up the wall
I’ve put my heart out on the wall To frame it or trample it is for you to decide But a thousand thoughts & insecurities later I’ve put my heart out on the wall. Vulnerability is the boldest decision of all To consciously bring the defences down Wait impatiently for the other one to take... Continue Reading →
Breaking down heartbreaks
A lot of heartbreaks account to one thing if the whole experience is broken down – mental projections of the person who apparently broke our heart. Most times, objective understanding of a situation reveals that the person in question was never deserving of the pedestal we placed them upon. Neither did they equivocally ask for... Continue Reading →
The pickle
The ones we hope would let us go Never do at all And the ones we wish would get as close Hardly even make a move. Why are human relations such pickle Where we end up choosing ones that don’t reciprocate And leave the ones offering the world heartbroken As well as shatter our hearts... Continue Reading →
The Karan Johar era of unmatched romance
Bollywood has its own mad fan base, as well as its own set of critics who manage to find flaws in pretty much every breath the industry takes. Not taking sides here because I’m one of those clueless ones that stand in the middle ground, but there are a few things I love to notice.... Continue Reading →
When burning bridges is the best option
A lot of thumb rules prevail when it comes to relationships; all kinds of relationships. ‘Never burn bridges’ is one of them I have come across a lot. Almost every other day, I come across people who cannot stand other people but will never confront them because who knows, one day or another they might... Continue Reading →