Down and out is how I feel
When all of future resembles the current day
I can feel sadness welling inside me
Like a wave ready to crash
Yet I blink and carry on
For there is no reason I should be sad
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Stewing inside a plane on the tarmac for two odd hours I resigned myself to the fact that the trip was not starting out well. My mom looked pensive and K was engaged in conversation with his co-passenger who seemed delighted by his company. Six hours later stepping off the plane into the vast expanse […]
Photographs have a way of making me melancholy. I look at pictures from my past and relive the moment the picture was taken. Sitting on my desk at work is a picture of my dad in his blue collared tee shirt with red horizontal stripes spaced wide apart. He has a nice smile and his […]
I stand slowly sipping on my coffee looking out the window in my living room savoring the morning chillness and the warmth of the hot beverage sliding down my throat. The pressure cooker hisses in the background and the aroma of vegetables cooking swirls around the home.
These are moments I cherish. The stillness, the warmth, […]
The golden morning
Rays of sun slant my way
Overhead noon
I fear the brightness
Slanting sun
I wish you could stay
Darkness nears
I long for dawn
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A candle flickers in the wind
An anguished silence reigns
I am scared to answer the phone
The conversation is stilted
Another day must pass
Before we can sigh of relief…
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On advice from a dear friend UL, I decided to think about things that make me happy and do not involve people. It isn’t easy since most of my happy memories are associated with people. Anyways here is what I could think of.
1. Solitude and morning coffee2. Slanting rays from the sun filtering through trees3. […]
