Fiction – Small City Thinker

The Window Pane

Maa, what lies outside this window pane?Is that yellow building full of children like me?Is it full of many Maa like you?Why don’t they all live with us?When shall we meet all of them?Will we find there the bird that sings so sweet?What is this world?Why I am here?Who am I?My dear son, said dearContinue reading “The Window Pane”

Crime Scene

A wounded soul Maligned innocence Copious tears Brutal betrayal Broken trust Shoddy retractions Changing faces Naked lies Shady lusty schemes Filthy reassurances- Evidence found at the crime scene Where love was murdered in daylight!! – Ashaant

Water Water Everywhere

It is water everywhere again. S. T. Coleridge’s Rime rings so true in these times….. People call it flood! Allahabadis, however, are cursing every other reason except the Ganges for its travails. What is there in this city which makes it accept adversities thrown at it in such a phlegmatic manner? The otherwise serene GangesContinue reading “Water Water Everywhere”

Hate me Girl

Hate me girl, I don’t need your loveShow me eagle’s talons, end pretence of dove,Hate me girl, hate me to the coreShun sugary talks, let bitter come to fore. Burn all my pics, throw all memory sticksDeflate my balloons of hope, with insensitive pricks,What I knew about myself, I told you allI visioned the rise,Continue reading “Hate me Girl”

Pain of Love

When new memories are writtenSelf-esteem gets bittenEyes remain never dryScream inside but cannot cryAll sacrifices go in vainNothing can reduce the painThis is not for what man is meantSuffering from irreparable dentGo back in time make me staidMake me emotionless make me jadeFor all that I did I never thoughtI will be killed by painContinue reading “Pain of Love”

Guilt in Love

When the guilt wrenched heart seeks freedom from painIt knows all entreaties of love shall go in vainA good end is a misnomer & universal lieSpoken are words that were never meantThey penetrate deep to make a dentThere remains no other way outTo get through the immeasurable pain. I can’t touch you through the phoneToContinue reading “Guilt in Love”

Drops of Love

Clouds over your cityAre nothing but drops of my love,All jokes that are wittyAre nothing but props of my love. To convey my simple wishes dearThey will rain to wish you on your day,To wash away all your fearI shall guard your heart till my last day. I might go down like many men unknownMayContinue reading “Drops of Love”

I miss being you

The wind keeps blowingEnraging the embers within us, yet My mind turns numb when I feel The cold skin of your heart No grudge no emotions fudge, All that hurts me today is I miss being you. There is no point coming back To the routes where we walked There is no point coming backContinue reading “I miss being you”

You do not miss me

Ache in my heart resides all alone I listen to Pink Floyd to be comfortably numb My heart grows heavy but does not kill me Oh dear! How can I be so dumb? I might pen a thousand words She will not move towards me an inch She adores me like the unread book inContinue reading “You do not miss me”

Third Saturday

My life, I wait whole month for this day I wait for your call I sip hundred coffee cups Imagining what would you really say I wait for the third Saturday. I know you will not take my name I will never get your love’s coveted fame Yet your picture is in my heart’s frameContinue reading “Third Saturday”