My father will be embarrassedMy mother will be quietTheir families will have questions Their families will look at my husbandWith … More
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One True Ghost
It was not the time and place for people like me. You knew I did not fit in. In that family, in that college, in that village, sometimes in that city, in that country. Those were not my people. You were my people. And then you were lost. I don’t know if you fit in there or with me. I don’t know when you fit where.
Cities that called me #3
Seville is a charmer. A memory you can’t quite put your finger on. A mixed-ethnicity, kind eyed, exchange student. Memories … More
Cities that called me #2
Paris is a celebration. She is who I want to be when I grow up. She is confidence. She is … More
Cities that called me #1
Calcutta is my family. With all its flaws, it is still home and still comforting; and in a weird way, … More
Not Love
Giving up everything with the hope that future dividends will justify the present and past is not love.
Unjoy of Color
I live in a grey house, grey walls inside and out, grey rugs, grey couches, black and white pillows with the occasional fur shed by a brown dog.
Home town
When we travel to look for childhood, we usually return empty-handed.
paper cut
For a very brief period, like a tiny sliver, thin like a paper cut, I thought I was in love … More
middle name
Everyday brings a new normal. Your optimism outshines everything. It always has. I don’t remember days without you in them.
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