Blind

Soundbites: Keane “Nothing in My Way”
I’ve found almost everything ever written about love to be true. Shakespeare said: “Journeys end in lovers meeting.” What an amazingly saccharine thought. I have not experienced anything remotely close to that, but I am more than willing to believe Shakespeare had. I am constantly amazed by love’s sheer power to [...]

The Rules of Intimacy

Soundbites: Corrinne May “On the Side of Me”
Question: Who dictates the rules of intimacy?
She stirred her ice latte as she commented, “I think I really crossed the line with this one”, referring to her relationship with him. The fear of getting chided, the apprehension of pursuing something that might not be worth pursuing, and the ten thousand [...]

Faith.

You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, stories that held promise of what your life would be – a flowing white dress, a broad-shouldered prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you [...]

Slipping loose

 Soundbites: Snow Patrol “Signal Fire”
I wrote the following about three years back, and somehow the phrases keep resonating in my head these few days. It’s funny how things move so quickly, yeah?
“It hit me like a punch in the stomach. I could go on for years and never see him again. Just like this. People losing each [...]

Home

 Soundbites: Rachael Yamagata “I’ll Find A Way”
In the midst of longings for freedom of expression, desires for reductions in censorship laws and perhaps even the frequent complains of lacklustre service standards of local taxi-drivers, few can deny the sheer beauty and lyricality in every single drop of existence that makes up this tiny island. Be it [...]

Fallen

Heaven bend to take my hand
And lead me through the fire
Be the long awaited answer
To a long and painful fight
Truth be told I’ve tried my best
But somewhere along the way
I got caught up in all there was to offer
And the cost was so much more than I could bearThough I’ve tried, I’ve fallen
I have sunk [...]

Not now.

Soundbites: Nerina Pallot “Sophia”
Once upon a time, I wanted to know what love was. You just have to see that it’s wrapped in beauty and hidden away in between the seconds of your life. If you don’t stop for a minute, you might just miss it. It’s ironic how you try to hold onto the [...]

I’m Burning.

5 o’ clock and a fire escape symphony
Spilling out across the road and the square,
And the sky’s the same as your own, do you think of me?
Do the parks, and trees, and the leaves, reach you, there?
After the rain, in the lonely hours he haunts me, calling out again and again.
It’s a fire, it’s a [...]

I hope you know

Ziggy is one walking irony.
2 hours worth of consultations and we are all a bunch of giggles and laughs.
I hope you know, I hope you knowwwww…

Perfection

In reality, perfection does not exist.We all have unique ideals that indisputably vary from person to person. We all embrace the similar idea of perfection, at some point or other at least, because there are times when perfection can cause inexplicable discomfort. Maybe because perfection is fragility – it can never hold itself up for [...]

Fear

At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don’t keep other people out, they only fence you in. So, you can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. But there are some lines… that are way too dangerous to cross, but we simply choose to dash right [...]

Hyperventilation

How can anyone look so fine
Staring into the void of oblivion
Characterised by melacholy and despondency
The mutual tension and confusion
Surpasses that of chiselled features and hypnotic gazes
Take me away
And breathe solace into me

Loss

I hate the idea of loss. Of departure and the idea of leaving something behind. I always seem to be holding on to memories a little too much. I am so confused right now.. to follow suit and perhaps make eveything remain the precise way it is right now, but lose something that may be [...]

Fate changes everything.

I used to believe in fate. The idea that somehow everything will be alright in the end, that somehow a mysterious force will thrust the person you are destined to live with back into the path of your life. Even though you may have lost him/her before. Even though at the beginning you may not [...]