Wake up, move out. Live to see the things that Have been sent on earth to please You of all hearts, you’re  among a million, Tell yourself that you can love more than you do, Tell yourself that you can bring back life into the dead.   Life is but a string of unending resistance Continue reading

Down to the wire, I wanted water but I’ll walk through the fire, If this is what it takes to take me even higher, Then I’ll come through, like I do, Every time the world keeps testing me, testing me. Continue reading

All of the beauty went away in a matter of seconds, I couldn’t believe how quick it had all been. The tides washed away all my tears, The sea didn’t know how much more they had been.   I tried to walk home at night, alone, As I thought about all the memories of past. Continue reading

Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave Indian cricket all that he possibly could, perhaps even more. He changed the vantage point of the game in a country which truly hadn’t released itself from the clutches of colonialism. In a game dominated by textbookish brilliance and artistic languidness, Dhoni chose to differ. His beauty lay in his flaws. Continue reading

Everyone here is steadily nudging, Rapidly moving or slowly trudging. It’s a relentless pace they know, As everyone here is moving and shoving.   Everyone here is strongly guarded, By the hands of everyday strife. The simplicity of struggle eludes them all, Know how to make a living, not truly a life.   Because everyone here Continue reading

They packed him away to much delight He was going away, but all knew To the war of second coming The news hadn’t come out of the blue. The soldier wore his uniform and started to walk He bade his family a final goodbye. He couldn’t see his kids’ tears Daddy will soon be back, Continue reading

Bradley James Haddin called time on his Test career today at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a packed press conference chaired by Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland. What an unfitting way to end a very public career and a very private journey. None of his teammates were there to hoist him on their shoulders and Continue reading

Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara became the best opener, middle order batsman, wicket keeper and first slip he could possibly become but he wasn’t considered good enough. He wasn’t considered good enough by men who ruled world cricket. They said that he had to make tough runs. And when he did so, they said that he had Continue reading

Dear dreams, You enter through the door, punch the wall on the way but only if you’d known whom it might hurt more. I know why you’re coming. I say, “I need you” like I mean it. But I say it instinctively. We are now standing face to face. You slap me, I shout back. Continue reading

Jeff knew he had to act fast. There wasn’t much time remaining. He stared at his watch. It showed ten past midnight. He took his time before slowly pulling the curtain. What stood before him made him dumbstruck. He couldn’t speak now that Ellie was in her bunk just above his. One thing he didn’t Continue reading