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What my father and I have in common
We're a lot alike, My father and I. It's his first time on this earth. It's mine too. Every morning, we splash our face with water and...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read
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God's Customer Service
Hello, how may we help you? I think my body’s broken. Please fix it. What exactly would you like to be fixed? There’s a lot to mend in...
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Jun 7, 20241 min read
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All the World's a Stage
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. I am no exception Although I do not understand my role very much. I...
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Jun 1, 20241 min read
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Ödet, Inyeon, and Other Myths
In ancient tales of Greece, they say Humans had four arms, four legs and two faces. We were so happy that the Gods, Fearing our...
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May 24, 20241 min read
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Dishes and deadlines
There's something about doing the dishes that makes you think about things you'd rather not think about. Deadlines, failures and broken...
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Nov 5, 20231 min read
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How Much My Face Betrays
Sometimes, when I am left alone with my loneliness I wonder what my face betrays. Is it pained From the sorrow that has rained? Or is it...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Ek Kavita Meri Jaisi
Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai Ki mai ek kavita hu... Kabhi main dhaara ki tarah behti chalti hu To kabhi shuru hote hi khatm...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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What I mean when I say I like myself because of you....
At first glance, my shoulders are nothing out of the ordinary. They threaten to crumble under the same weight of responsibility and...
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Sep 24, 20231 min read
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The definition of love
All the poets write about love. They either talk of its wonderful presence. Or its haunting absence. They describe the excitement of it...
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Aug 18, 20231 min read
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Pyar, Ishq, Aur Mohabbat
Pyar, ishq, aur mohabbat mein kya farak hota hai? Jab mere khayal apne aap hi tumhari taraf chal base to wo pyar hota hai Jab meri har...
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Jul 16, 20231 min read
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Jaana Anjaana
This one's special for 2 reasons: I get to tease my dad about getting old! I wrote a (sort of) proper poem in hindi for the first time....
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Jun 17, 20232 min read
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Why My Poems Don't Rhyme
I think I was absent the day they taught us to rhyme. And after that, like every other missed class, I never learnt it by myself. But...
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Jun 11, 20231 min read
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