Snippets

This is a poem of incomplete stories. A poem about a conversation. A poem which allows to hope for a better tomorrow. "Tell me a story!" A tattered body, a battered mind, Dusty feet and arms covered with grime, A broken heart and some bleeding wounds, Yes, this is a story of poorer times. "What …

Scribbled

Blinking cursor, erasing, moving back, undo, redo, sentences and word files. Scrambling for fresh paper now, fresh ink to start, But all ends in scratch, scratch, scratch. What do I write about, what do I choose, and curse Hemmingway for saying it’s easier with booze! A pebble I dropped in the pools of my mind, …

Obsessed

He woke up with a sudden start! He glanced at the bedside table. The clock showed 11:17 a.m. He looked back at the pillow. It was completely drenched with sweat in spite of the air conditioning. It was the third time in the past two weeks and every time it was the same. He dreamt …