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    Moving And Being

    February 19, 2005September 16, 2023
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    I was moving. Life is what’s falling short of perfection. The rest is just aspiration. Every second I was one kind word away from tears.

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    Life At The Flat End Of The Bell Curve

    February 18, 2005February 11, 2023
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    I love commercials. I hum jingles and quote taglines in conversations. The TV is on at full blast and the only time I yell “Don’t change the channel!” is when there’s a commercial on air. I hated school. I still do. I don’t reminisce about the good ol’ playground and…

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    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Dedicated To The Man Component

    February 14, 2005January 11, 2024
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    For the men who’ve walked in and out of my lifeAnd trampled all over my heart and demonstrated just how tough it isFor the power struggles and conflictsAnd the reshaping of me that came from itFor the betrayals and insultsAnd the lessons I learnt from themFor the distances and wallsAnd…

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  A Music Lesson With Lolita
    Body & Sex | Poetry | Politics & Feminism

    A Music Lesson With Lolita

    February 8, 2005January 11, 2024
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    A music lesson is also a conversation between a predator and his prey. Lolita writes a poem.

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  • Map Of Emotion | Poetry

    It’s A Long Way To The End Of The Road

    January 30, 2005April 14, 2024
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    Srini in a Thai village In response to the post with the same pic on Srini’s blog It’s a long way to the end of the road My wheels turn on tirelesslyOn one side, the world as I know itCalls out to me enchanting in its various delightsAnd on the…

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  Eyes Wide Open
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    Eyes Wide Open

    January 30, 2005September 16, 2023
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    I’ve had my eyes wide open for too long. I’ve looked too much, seen too much, absorbed too much. The years brought focus. And now?

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  Early Disappointment
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    Early Disappointment

    January 27, 2005March 30, 2025
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    We got our first car when I was 5. My mother described it as an ‘off-white Fiat’ and proceeded to invite all the kids in the colony for a ride. I was disappointed though. Why? Because I wanted an autorickshaw. I figured dad could sit in driver’s seat and mum…

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    Map Of Emotion

    Moody

    January 19, 2005September 16, 2023
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    Just lying on my back
    And watching thoughts stumble across my mind
    I seem to have fallen into a habit of brooding. Am I just moody?

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    City | Home & Identity | Poetry

    Urban Loneliness

    January 19, 2005September 17, 2023
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    A sense of rootlessness assails meHere I am, two and a half decades old…and feeling every minute of itLiving charades every dayJuggling roles and discarding masks for newer onesDoing everything right, hoping there’ll be an answer at the end. Running, running, constantly runningTo keep up with this carnival I’m a…

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  I, The Offering
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    I, The Offering

    January 16, 2005April 14, 2024
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    Krishna said, “Whatever you do, do it as an offering to me.”

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