For the first time ever,
in my conscious memory,
none of my dreams
or things that I look forward to
in the future with anticipation
have anything to do with a man.
Isn’t that something? Even if it did take me three decades to get to it.
It was so worth it. 30 is good.
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A version is posted on Yahoo! Real Beauty.
This is an old photograph, shot at the memorable first Wall Project a year-and-half ago. Jhayu created a surreal upside-down skyline of Mumbai along with Wanderblah. His contribution to our group-project, a depiction of a Twitter wall said, “@jhayu is the bom shizgit” His tee-shirt is the exact colour of…
I drag reluctant feet through a day that seems too longI trudge through the slime of bad moods and depression to the little islands of intelligence and coherent thoughtI fidget uncomfortably in the chair and remember too late that I’m wearing whiteI dodge nausea, hot flashes and giddiness with the…
Indian men can be supportive, understanding, generous as long as you fit a certain idea of womanhood.
I’m reclaiming my right to write. There’s much I’ve felt and been and heard and wanted to say but didn’t. A relationship, an engagement, a bitter breakup…aren’t all of these fodder for a feeling writer? And yet I’ve been quiet. I’ve been under a self-imposed gag order that no one…
I closed a chapter I wrote a decade ago. It is a death since I once gave it life. What lies next to the pain of loss & fear of the unknown when it comes to death?
I’m starting to feel unimpressive in most social situations these days. Unimpressive seems inappropriate. I’m not allowed to underwhelm
Congratulations! I still haven’t got that freedom, but would like to get it someday.
I’m getting there. and i’m sure it feels like heaven.
good for you.. and first time in my life.. i hv anticipation of future with women and it took 30yr for me to get there. and i too think its so worth it.
.-= Yuva´s last blog ..Perfect her for Imperfect me =-.
Beautiful! I wish to get there too, but being in a relationship, I guess its little tough!
.-= Ms Taggart´s last blog ..Aaah.. I wish! =-.
Happy belated b’day!
“Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie.”
Izzy Stone