This picture was clicked with a belief, that; Someday, this will be my forever. The perpetual dream that was persistent; To be together, To be FOR EVER. The destiny had some other plans, Which did not let me culminate; And left my yearnings unadorned. Someday my love, I will be there no more, But you…
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Pehchaan
Haan, main koi aur hoon. Jaanta hoon main, Aur jaante the tum bhi. Par jo naqaab tumne pehen rakha tha is jahan ke saamne, tumne use hi such maan liya. Haan, main koi aur hoon. Duniya ka dar bhool kar, Utara tha maine apna woh naqaab tumhare saamne; Taaki dekh sako tum mujhe, main bankar….
One Summer Noon
On a hot summer afternoon,on a secluded road;I stopped him for a ride.Like anyone else,Even his demand was obnoxious. But today, looking at him,I couldn’t bargain much.As if I really wanted to take that ride,not because of the weather;but maybe not to lose sight of him,even if it was for that span. I sat right…
And miles to go before I sleep
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.– Robert Frost This year, I walked for Maya. Maya faded fast in May 2017 when he called from work and declared his decision to commit suicide. I tried my level best…
Confluence
Everything was dark around,the planks beneath and so were the feet; cold. The pound under the chest was vigorous,and the mind was dealing with its own hurricane.All he could hear was his deep exhale,a few murmurs behind those thick curtains,which seemed to increase with every subsequent breath. He tiptoed to the centreas if he was…
Marriage of Convenience and Legal Rape
“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.”― Oscar Wilde I still remember the day when I was put in front of the unknown like I was an exhibit for a show and some art appreciators had come to see me. It was the very day I was thrown into an incessant trial…
ANKUR MONDAL 