A poem on post-operative delirium and the moment that hinges between life and death which reveals the sheer precarity of existence.
Tag: life
Burden of Dreams
A poem on missing the romance of illusions and dreams as one gets older.
The Curtain
'You could think of dusting cobwebs, but curtains are never cleaned. You hang them and then they stay there...'
Some Days I Wish He Was Alive
A poem in memory of my long-lost close friend.
Saptaparni
A poem describing the blossoming of flowers in Delhi each October.
In Dreams, to Death
A poem on the contradiction between the present cultural push to 'dream big' and the starker mundaneness of what reality often turns out to be.
Loneliness and Ageing in a New Age
The older generation is now planning road trips and outings together; they are happy to invest in community living and value freedom.
Halfway House
In this poem, the author navigates his grief after an accident left him paralysed.