Crying in the Rain

When we break down and cry because someone has hurt us, we often don’t want that someone to know that we are in tears. Call it pride or strength of character, but there’s this feeling of self-worth that we try to protect amidst our misery and to achieve that, we try to put up a … Continue reading Crying in the Rain →

Rhythm of the Rain

Many years ago, when I decided that I want to be a writer, the below passage was one of the first that I wrote down. It was an unfinished draft, and at the time, I didn’t know what it was for, until blogs came into being, nearly four decades later. “The rains have never been … Continue reading Rhythm of the Rain →

Goodbye

Many will probably not admit it, but love is often not enough to keep two people together. A myriad of factors will almost always come into play when trying to keep a relationship going. When that happens, disappointments can set in and we find ourselves asking for a way out. I can see the pain … Continue reading Goodbye →

She

Last Monday, the world celebrated International Women's Day. In songs and in rhymes, women have been appreciated, praised, and honored. This song is just one of them. They say a woman armed with a most beautiful face can never be forgotten. Yet, the same countenance can also be her undoing. With it, she can bring … Continue reading She →

Broken Vow

When love turns to betrayal, a mix of emotions will come rushing in. At frst, there is denial, essentially, a refusal to believe that it happened. Along with it is the desire to see tangible proof for without it, the reality remains questionable. Tell me his name, I want to knowThe way he looks at … Continue reading Broken Vow →

Love (Always Commands)

February 14 is a special day for it's the day the world celebrates love. As someone said it most aptly, "all the world loves a lover". Yet, what is love really? How does one define the feeling? Is it a gift from the gods that mortals are supposed to share with one another? Love, one … Continue reading Love (Always Commands) →

Keeping The Love Alive

Love has strange ways of pulling us back into her arms even after causing us great pain. Still, when we find ourselves welcoming that wondrous feeling again, we hold back, fearful of where this will lead us to. The heartache of the past continues to haunt us, and all that we remember is how it … Continue reading Keeping The Love Alive →

Still

It's natural for people to come and go in our lives, but sometimes, someone comes along that we strongly feel is the one we've been waiting for. So we go out of our way to try and get to know her better, spend time with her, go out on friendly dates. In the process, we … Continue reading Still →

I Don’t Want You To Go

I remember this song playing on the radio one ordinary day during my teenage years. It was a late Thursday afternoon, the day was almost done, but a thunderstorm was brewing outside. Midway through the song, the rains started to pour, accompanied by deafening thunder and the criss-cross of ligthning ripping through the dark-lit sky. … Continue reading I Don’t Want You To Go →

Even Now

They say that we all have that one great love, the one that we can never really forget. Even as we have learned to move on and have managed to find a new love, every now and then, we still remember that one unfogettable someone with great fondness and longing. Even now, when there's someone … Continue reading Even Now →