Hollow Longing’s Torment …The nature of human longing and how an individual’s life is shaped by such dreams Text: Adolescence by PK Page Human longing is formed when an individual develops a dream and yearns[…]
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Infestation
I. The Fireflies There was once a time when the fireflies had made a home out of me. One evening, long after the sun had surrendered itself to the hazed horizon and the pregnant[…]
Welcome to the Darkness
My own welcome into darkness happens twice a day. Once in the morning, I pop a little white disc into my mouth and let it dissolve under the tongue. Once in the evening,[…]
A Letter to an Old Friend
Before I get into the writing, I just want to start by thanking Sara for coming in and doing a Writer’s Seminar on herself in the Creative Writing class this semester. I would say that[…]
This is the Definition of Beauty (This is the Definition of Pain)
The following poem centres around the idea of body image. It also focusses on an individual’s personal definition of beauty. It explores the struggles young women often go through–though this is an issue that affects[…]
You can run, but you can’t hide
How convenient it can be to lie, how painfully simple to cover up how you’re hurting inside, and how isolated one can become from hiding behind a deceitful smile. Shallow Creek was an idea just as shallow[…]
Pretend
We are what we pretend to be so we must be careful about what we pretend to be -Kurt Vonnegut
Twelve – Polished Personal
When I was twelve, my father became suicidal. He used to run fiercely to the filthy train station of Andheri, Mumbai in the hopes of killing himself. He used to steal bottles of unknown medicines[…]
A Letter to Depression
Author`s Note: This piece is about my struggle with depression through my eyes. If you feel that you might be hurt by it, please don`t read it.