A hundred horses hurrying Straight in your direction Surely are expected To make you feel like fleeing. But is that who you are? A hundred soldiers screaming For your downfall Surely are expected To make you want to shut up. But is that who you are? A hundred swords aiming For your head Surely are [...]
Tag: Survival
Today’s Tiny Tale: Phoenix
They had finally, completely written her off. But she rose from the ashes. She said, "This is what I do best. I am a Phoenix."
Rock Bottom
Lower and lower As we sink, Heavier and heavier, As we feel, We know it's rock bottom That we'll hit. The force of gravity Is not to blame. The force of fate Pulls all the strings. We know it's rock bottom That we'll hit. We try to fight To no avail. We try to fly [...]
Faith
Our having faith Doesn't make anything easier. On the contrary, It makes everything crazier. We believe in stuff We can't see or touch. We give our time and thoughts To it a bit much. We hope, We yearn, We beg, Till we learn. Having faith Is a two-way street, Where our desires and hard work [...]
To be a Woman
So what is it like To be a woman? If anything, I'll be honest. It's tough, very very tough. To be a living, breathing person But to be eyed as Just another object for gratification Is tough. To have an avalanche of Emotions, opinions and plans But to keep them all bottled up Is tough. [...]
Lightening
It is said that lightening never strikes (the same place) twice. Is it so? Oh come on! Haven't there been unusual instances of things that you never thought or even wished would happen again but there they were? The second time, sort of in your face! Because that is how life works!! Lightening, or for [...]
Everyone’s a Genius
Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. -- Albert Einstein True, isn't it? Each and everyone of us resonates with this quote as the fish out of water in some sphere or the other. [...]
That Time of the Year
A particular date, day, time and ocassion are imprinted in our minds like nothing else. It stands for something that impacted us a lot, in a negative manner. We might try a lot to forget it but come that time the next year, it will transport us back to that original time in our head. [...]
Make Someone’s Day
Do you recall how as you were having a really horrible day, someone did something completely unexpected and made you smile? Something very similar happened to me yesterday. Post a very hard day, I had left all hope of anything nice taking place. After all, it was past midnight. That's when I saw my school [...]
Scared? You are Not Alone.
We all have our demons. We all have our share of stuff that terrifies us to the core. And we all think we are the only person with that problem. It's so not true. The thing is that we are so scared or rather embarrassed that we fail to talk about it to others. These [...]