Today’s Tiny Tale: In or Out

"In or out? Coz I'm all in if you are," Tired of half-ways, she calmly spoke. He hesitated and she moved on.

I’m Not the Prettiest

Yes, I'm not the prettiestGirl you have ever laidYour eyes uponOr ever will.I know.Yes, my eyes are notDoe-shaped orSea-blue orBatted with thick lashes.I know.Yes, so are the otherParts on meNo real causeFor poetry.I know.Yes, I have seenWhat beauty looks likeAs it didOn my best friend.I know.Yes, I have heardHow compliments sound likeAs they didWhenever my [...]

Bare My Soul

If I bare my soulTo you,Will it be worth it?My creases and scars,My desires and fears,My truth?The journey I have made,The path I may take,The cluelessness in between?Some light and dark,Some peace and turbulence,Some mine and from others?Will you not laugh at me?Will you not chide me?Will you not hide from me?You may answer either [...]

Broken

Yeah, I'm brokenAnd so are youSomewhere, somewhere,Everywhere.Yeah, I've tried to mendJust like youIn bits and pieces,As a whole.Yeah, I'm tired,As are youOf waiting out the healing,For the miracle.But dear, oh dear,What if it never everDoes fully happen?What if we never really heal?What if the bandagesAre never enough?What if the cracksAre who we are now?Does it [...]

Today’s Tiny Tale: Mine

If only you could be mine..., You would. I wouldn't have to beg.

If It is Meant to Be

If it is meant to be,It will be.No point planning it.No point forcing it.It will be when it will be.So do we completely step back?Do we not try at all?Do we not grab every opportunity?Do we accept ourselves as puppets of fate?Do we not fight for love?The truth is no one knows for sureThe foolproof [...]

I’m Grateful

I'm gratefulFor every heartbreak I suffered,For every text that went ignored,For every call that went unpicked.Because had that not been,It would never have brought me to you.I'm gratefulFor every stroke of bad luck,For every rainy day suffered,For every obstacle encountered.Because had that not been,It would never have brought me to you.I'm gratefulFor every opportunity missed,For [...]

Coward! Coward!

Coward! Coward!Get outOf your shell.Better, throw awayThat stupid shell.Coward! Coward!Stop thinkingWay too much.You know it's nothing moreThan another excuse.Coward! Coward!You're okayThe way you are.So why be shyOr try to change?Coward! Coward!Don't let them decideFor yourself.You've been gifted withA brain of your own.Coward! Coward!Don't let me call youThis name again.So show me finallyWho you really are!

Flowers Are All I Have

"It's my birthday!Finally, my day!!So tell me, sweetheart.What have you got for me?"Dancing, sang She."Of course, I remember.It's the day in September.So here, darling.Flowers I have got for thou,"He offered with a bow."At first look, they may seemNothing like in your dreamThat you might have imagined.Just flowers in a ribbonGiven to you by your gibbon."But [...]

I Just Want to Go Home

I just want to go home,To where I can beMy most true self,To where I can stopActing to be someone else.I just want to go home,Where I am allowed to errEven when I try my best,Where I am free to cryTo my heart's content.I just want to go home,To they who makeMy very soul happy,To [...]