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Points in Time

Rain

When the rain finally came, we sighed with relief It wasn’t just because the hotness that plagued the days would finally reduce, but because we knew the effect it would also have on our relationship.

The past season had put a strain on us more than we expected. It was our first year together and while things were always manageable when we visited each other over the years, living together was trickier. It found ways to press buttons we both never knew we had. Yes, the heat didn’t help, too.

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Therapy

 

It is not about my issues. It is not even about my good deeds. It’s always been about me – my very self. I am my worst enemy. I know this. She knows this. Everyone knows this. But still, they let me be. Whether to see if I can find a way to save myself or if I will self-destruct, I can’t say.

It is past noon and she is seated adjacent to me, her voice calm. “You still have to try. For me” She says.

I normally would stare back silently till she gave up but today I sit up straight, my eyes out of focus. I want to answer her. I’m dying to tell her the truth. I want her to see that I’m trying for her but I just can’t focus.

“Are you high right now?” She asks.

She comes into focus briefly, but then whirls out. I shrug. “Numb.”

“Sorry?”

I clear my throat. “Numb.” Continue reading “Therapy”

Posted in Life, Poems, Truth

The Cost

A screeching halt
Reflecting and re-evaluating
Taking stock of what is left and what you’ve lost
Counting the cost of what you’ve gained,
Was it worth it? Is this all you get?

Today, you’re alive uncertain of the future
Today, you carry your cross, the cross you gained along the way
You wonder which loss was worth the cross…
The exchange!
The substitute for something better,
Or so you’d thought.
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Posted in Life, Truth

The Story of a Life of Lie.

All his life, he had been favored, he came to believe in the supernatural as there was no other way to explain his good fortune. As a kid, he always got the best even in odd circumstances. Some would say the heavens had smiled on him, others would say it is mere coincidence while the rest believed it was the hand of fate, after all, que sera sera, so no matter what, it is planned already… but all along, he always knew there was more to his story, even if he couldn’t quite place his hand on it. Continue reading “The Story of a Life of Lie.”

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Pain…

Pain is something we all feel at various  times in our lives. Some caused by physical wounds, which even when the wound heals, leaves a scar to remind you of what you went through.
But this kind of pain is nothing compared to the one caused by emotional wound. This type of pain is something that we all deal with in our lives in different Continue reading “Pain…”