I smiled, as I bled

Ounces of my blood flowed and filled the bag. Drained through a needle sticking in my arm.  I donated my blood.  The event was voluntary, yet some were prodded by the ‘peers’ and some were lured by the ‘likes’. Each had their purpose.  The act remained Noble.  We started by filling some preliminary forms. WeContinue reading “I smiled, as I bled”

The trip that changed us

We embarked on another journey — more of a getaway from a hectic pace of life. The trip wasn’t a leisurely one. We had packed it with a schedule. This one had a purpose. Some say it was divine. Our choice of travel was Rishikesh-Joshimath-Badrinath. It seemed an optimal choice, given the quick drive fromContinue reading “The trip that changed us”

Dripping and Oozing

Describe your dream chocolate bar. the crusty exterior hard and stiff A faint taste worth a sniff lust filled teeth pry open the crust tongue waits for chocolate that’s about to burst it spills it all disappoint it doesn’t it oozes aplenty restrain it doesn’t the chocolate flows coating the fingers moves down the wristsContinue reading “Dripping and Oozing”

Yun hi aksar

मैं सोचता हूँ  ये अक्सर  की ये दुनिया  जो बह रही है  चंचल, बेसब्र  नदी की तरह  किस तरफ़  का रुख़ है इसका  कौनसे सागर में  जा मिलती है ये आख़िर  कहाँ उसका  ठिकाना है  बस बह रही है  अटखेलियाँ लिए  तेज़ कदमों से  बस यूँ ही 

I am learning still

Describe something you learned in high school. what I learned was not part of the books I sat dreamy looking more outside the window than inside The scratches of the chalk and the shrill voice of the teacher were sometimes a distraction or sometime a bizarre music there I learned to live in my headContinue reading “I am learning still”