anxiety – ANKUR MONDAL

NUMB

There’s something creepy crawling inside me.No, it’s not a ghost. It’s worse.It’s slowly eating away at my emotions, empathy, and will to feel.I think it started small – a moment here, a moment there.A forgotten phone call. A hug that didn’t land. A message left on read. And now?I feel… NOTHING.Yes, I’m NUMB. No, I’m…

व्याकुलता

एक अजब सी कशमकश है मेरे दिल में आज,एक नई शुरुआत कि की है आगाज़। दिमाग कहे ज़्यादा ना सोच,पर दिल है बेचैन देख मौसम का शोर। वैसे तो बारिश हैं शुभ संदेश लाती,पर व्याकुल मन को है चिंता सताती। चाहु वो जो हो सबके लिए अच्छा,पर डरता है मन और उसमें बसा बच्चा। बस…

To the World, With Love

I had this weird feeling on Monday mode,This might be my last day in this world’s abode. I had no regrets for the time I spent,My love for all was true, and I didn’t pretend. Only if I could have settled and secured my family,My soul could have parted and made a journey happily. Yet…

I am otherwise a Straight man

A closet is perhaps the safest space, no wonder everyone is comfortable hiding there. I take pride in myself for being out and open. However, the journey of “finding myself” has been completely different from what it looks like now. My best friend’s mother always knew my love for him and was really apprehensive about…