Today’s Tiny Tale: Never What We Thought

It's never what we thought it would be.Mostly, it's way worse.But it's okay as long as we've each other's crazy backs.

Clipping My Wings

Scissors in hand,Smirk on face,Slithering thoughts in mind,I see you coming,Wanting to clip my wings.Distinguished in power,Distinct in person,Diplomatic in nature,I see you coming,Wanting to clip my wings.At a time least expected,At a place deemed safest,At a mannerism applauded,I see you coming,Wanting to clip my wings.But I don't make a sound,But I don't blink an [...]

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 [...]

As the Clock Strikes Twelve

Lovers anear will kiss,Lovers away will miss,Nevertheless, love will winAs the clock strikes twelve tonight.Children will squeal with joy,Adults will greet the new year ahoy,Nevertheless, delight will find its wayAs the clock strikes twelve tonight.But if you can't find any wayTo make your mood with the beat sway,It's okay, tell yourselfAs the clock strikes twelve [...]

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 [...]

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!

Why Fight for Love?

Cristian Mihai, a fellow blogger on WordPress once wrote something in one of his comments' section that made me both laugh out loud as well as think hard. It's difficult to find love. But if you do, you gotta fight for it. Fight for it like you are the third monkey on Noah's ark. And [...]