I thought I’d die if I didn’t have you
and I very nearly
threw away my life
when you asked me to
Just about but not quite
because in the last minute,
some shred of something
pulled me back
What was it?
Self-preservation?
Self-respect?
Dignity? Sensibility?
You called it selfishness
I’m so glad that I’m a selfish person
It saved my life
That I loved me more than I loved you.
I’m finding my menstrual cup is a good way to keep a check on my overall health.
This is my contribution to the blog-a-thon on Street Harassment organized by Blank Noise Project. Mama says don’t go here, don’t go thereDad tells me to stop ‘attracting attention’ with my clothesMa tells me she doesn’t have a problem if I look good; only that other people will think so…
And here’s a poem from the archives, titled ‘Moonlight Walk‘ Meet me on the other side of the moonAnd walk in shadows with meIt won’t be all darkYou put a gleam in my eyesThat will lead the way for a stroll into madness I’ll take you right up to the…
You don’t get to excuse yourself from the life table if you’re still partaking of its delights. Are you an introvert or just a narcissist?
Hello 2015, Welcome in. You are going to occupy my life starting now. And I’m welcoming you in. I have been looking forward to seeing you for a long time now. You see, you end with a 5 which is a very nice satisfying number to be. I wouldn’t call…
It occurs to me that I’m in the final stages of recuperation. Or rather, I’m like someone who was ill for a very long time without knowing it, then hospitalised, recovered, had a relapse and is now watching the last of the scabs fall off, the scars fade away. Melodramatic,…
If what you wrote was true, then let me congratulate you for making it through. If you have a minute or two, you might want to read the story on suicide that might help you. OR irritate you.
Lousy rhyme, but the story is better.
a well wisher.
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@mithun: It was actually written a few years ago about something that happened even earlier than that.
Rahul, just because a person loves themselves doesn’t mean they “don’t give fuck to anyone”.
That’s a very narrow interpretation of this post.
so the essence is..don’t give fuck to anyone love yourself..cool..nice pics of the wall project
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A lil bit of selfishness is good 🙂
A friend once advised me and I shall always remember that “Try and be a lil selfish”