A Drug Deal
This here is a catalogue of human emotions, You can buy the one you lack, What it is that you yearn for today little miss? A little happiness, a little security? Perhaps your lover hasn’t called, Or perhaps you are…
Anjali Roongta
Hie! I am Anjali, an everyday girl in India who's trying to make imperfect and practical sustainable living a reality while also sharing insights from my decade long writing career as well as some poems and short stories.
Borderline Love
Borderline Love So here’s a story, Of a girl who fell in love, And had borderline personality. Somehow she managed not to blow it all up, Despite blowing mistakes out of proportion, And taking unanswered texts, And hanged…
Poetry
Hidden in my poemsAre my feeling for you,Wrapped in metaphors they cryWith love and longing for you.They scream your nameAs with zegumas, they bareMy body and my soul,In similies are hidden secrets,That they shy away from,In images is envisionedThat future…
Chappak
Trigger Warning- Mentions of sexual attacks and attacks against women Saw a movie on an acid attack survivor today. Came out of the theatre terrified. For a moment I was thankful that I am not as pretty as some other…
Man Enough
As he started at the Yakshasha, Shikhandi thought of his offer. The answer to all his troubles lay here. He could become a real man for a night, please his wife, and avert the war. Save his people.He opened his…
Fear
I come from a traditional family. When I was born, they got a horoscope made for me. Now I know astrology has been proved to be a pseudo-science and it’s kind of silly to put much weight in it but…
An Open-Letter to All My Peeps in a Relationship
If you wish you were still single, raise your hand. Jokes aside, being with someone is a beautiful experience. It gets tough, yes. There are disagreements and fights, there are nights you cry yourself to sleep, but we are still…
An Open Letter to Parents From A Twenty-Something…
Hi! So I know it’s not my place to tell you all how to bring up your children. You guys have done it for twenty more years than I have. However, I am a child of this generation and this…
Motivation
Motivation. That elusive thing everyone struggles to find. Whether it’s the will to leave one’s comfortable bed or the drive to finish assignments on time, we are constantly looking for motivation. We search for it in others, in books, and…
Sense of Humour
Sense of Humour No it’s not funny,That joke you just made,Of my trauma, of my identity.It’s time to educate you,On what a sense of humour means,If you think laughing at someone’s pain cool, .You have a lot to learn, honey.Next…