Jasmine

I hung on for a glimpse of her. Fresh, subtle, soothing dabbed with dew she arrived everyday just before I got ready for school. 

Neither the morning breakfast nor did granny’s scoldings could dissuade me from leaping over the balcony.

Today when I look back and remember those days, I laugh at myself.

Still she ties me with her even today and  I fall over again, for my beloved Jasmine.

Image

A: “I just want to get out of this”

B: “Why?”

A: “Because it’s too much to handle now”

B: “What?”

A: “The pressure....it’s  building up”

B: “How?”

A: “Expectations...you know ...it has no end”

B: “But you can avert them”

A: “How?”

B: “By simple modifications”

A: “In what?”

B: “In your image”

A: “Why?”

B: “Coz that’s gonna get you out of this”

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Height

I wasn’t that tall, you know...I mean I have never been considered to be tall.

Well, I wasn’t mocked around much but a sense of displeasure did persist among my family members for not matching up with their genes. Most of them were considered to be the blessed ones and yes they never forgot to sympathize with me. 

But that made me more vulnerable till I joined civil engineering at one of the premier institutes of the state and successfully escaped their clutches.

Today, when I was being awarded for designing the tallest dam of the state, nobody just forgot to take pride of their genes.

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Gamble

X : “Don’t think it’s just a gamble ?”

Y: “Gamble....of what ?”

X:“Well....of everything”

Y: “Be specific”

X: “Specific about what?”                                                       

Y;“About what you are trying to say”

X: “I was just....trying to....”

Y:“Trying what....?”

X: “To say that...”

Y: “Yes....”

X: “That ....it is...

Y: “It is....”

X: “Gamble...”

Y: “Exactly...it’s gamble”

X: “Everything is then a....”

Y: “Yes...everything is a.....”

X: “Gamble!”

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Floor

It wasn’t a big one nor was it small,

But ,

It was perfect according to her.

It behold within itself her wishes, her demands,

The decoration wasn’t grand just adorned in marigold garlands.

They may ask why,

What is the need,

Shouldn’t you be happy, here instead,

Always there aren’t justifications,

Neither there can be logic,

Coz everyone won’t understand that dreams have the power of magic,

And here it was her dream,

A long awaited one,

That may not get a 9 out of 10 in score,

But ,

It was her new home,

On the third floor.

Emerge

“Many a times, things in life seem so complicated that we aren’t able to arrive at a conclusion”. This was going on inside Isha’s mind over and over again.

The bustling coffee shop added more to the complexity,.

“Is there a single peaceful place left in this world?” she thought and that’s when a guy walked in adorning a dark green tee inscribed “I can stay away from you but can’t stay away from you”.

Right then and right there emerged a solution out of all confusions.

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Darkness

The night was dark and so was the mind,filled with murkiness vibrating gloom.

They say it’s the darkest before the sunshine.Yet it has been years since darkness engulfed Asmit’s life and there has been no signs of approaching sunshine.

Yesterday was the worst, when the owner dashed the vessel on the floor, it wasn’t just his skin that got charred but also his heart that burnt the very moment.

But yes, whatever they say is true as after few glasses, the crook had as usual forgotten the keys and though not for the first time but sunshine did knock at Asmit’s door.

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Chameleon

                                                                   

She was silent, taken aback by the sudden turn of events.

People who seemed to be her friends turned foes overnight. 

All her hard work would have gone in vain if it wasn’t for the honest assistant who had saved all her work in a separate file.                            

 “There’s no point lamenting dear “ said her senior, coz that’s how the world is.   

 It’s not dangerous to be with known serpents but to be among chameleons camouflaged as friends.

Bye....

                                                            

“I am safe. Do not worry. Take care dear. Bye” he had messaged the same morning after  the twin attacks.

Happiness embraced me the very moment when he declared his project is soon going to be over by next month. 

Our four month old chuckled in joy as if waiting to hug his daddy dear for the first time.

The news channels kept on roaring about the twin blasts engulfing the city with smoke.  

And I wondered about those who never got the chance to bid even goodbye.

Absence...

Samresh, Siraj, Swati, Shameena....Shameena ...The teacher called and raised up his face from the attendance register for a quick glance of the fourth row and regained his posture for completing his task again.

It was the seventh day of Shameena’s absence.     

And seventh since the riots.

Drops of fear settled on Maitree’s forehead though a small hope popped up  it’s head signaling the absence of her best friend temporary and saying that only Shameena not Swati is going to fill that place again.

“Present Sir” ringed a voice from the door, the entire class turned their heads to one side, to the side that stumbles through every obstacle, through every barrier, through every impediment and stands strongly on faith, the faith that is for nothing else but to build up a bright future for one self.

My first post for the A-Z Challenge 2016.
This will be my third consecutive year at A-Z Challenge. My fab blogging event ever. Hope you like my posts.
Wishing another busy month of April to all our blogger friends. Enjoy :)

Breaking the Logjam

The last post i had written was about four months back. And I know it's an awful thing to do. Though everyday I itched to get back to writing , somehow it wasn't becoming possible a sometimes as docs work life gets really demading. I used to curse myself for not being able to do that. For not visiting my fab blogger's posts nor penning down one myself. But today I decided to do so. Finally to break the logjam.
Writing has been and will always be that special part which can not be replaced by anything else, just anything. Though I have read quite a few good books, atleast that's a compensation.
The year 2015 had been a year of learning for me. Learning new skills, having new experiences, understanding life a bit more, trying a bit harder every time I fail and realising that there's nothing that can replace hard work. It has been a year of achievements as well as dissapointments.
I set foot on few things and withdrew from few. Have seen a side I never thought I would. But yes it has been a great year of Learning. That I can say for sure.
How much people try to show us how messed up or complicated or tricky Life is right now, it's always upto us how we take it. How we handle situations. How we never give up. How we get along with deviations or distractions and still stand by our beliefs.
This year has sprinkled moments of wisdom. That made me realise.............

* Patience is the key to most of the locks in this world.
* Situations aren't as complicated as they seem to be
* Never stop believing in yourself.
* Think before you speak              and most importantly
* Take care of everyone but never ignore yourself :)

Hoping to get back to blogging with this post. Welcome 2016 :)