In the present,

in this very moment;

there is a white shell,

of lonely existence

Within that shell,

your soul breaths;

and your inner self resides

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You!…Yes you….

Trying to creep and trying to crawl,

within the folds of my pathetic being

Trying to wear and trying to open,

my torn skin and my eyes unseeing

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‘Do you know what’s the problem with what you write?’ my filmmaker friend asked me.
Naqi and I are old friends. He knows me well. I write and sometimes he is kind enough to animate my words.
‘Please enlighten me.’
‘The world needs to be a happier place.’ His voice resonated of exasperation.
‘The world needs to hear happy words. People need to forget the dark side. They need a light at the end of their personal tunnels. But you my friend write only of heartbreak and sadness.’
‘Yeah! I guess you are right.’ I nodded. ‘But this is what I am. I can write of happiness and joy and laughter. But I don’t want to.’

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The most meaningless word in the complete world is MINE

It is very rare that I fall in love with a word.

‘Sehnsucht’ is a German word with no direct translation in the English language. It corresponds to longing or nostalgia for a place that may never exist