Growing Up
Growing Up, I have forgotten the feel of the early morning sun, The soft and cool warmth caressing my skin, As I walk in the grass. Growing up, I replaced it with long naps, Or sleeping-in, Waking up, still fatigued,…
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.
Sun
It’s true, Today everyone is an artist, Everyone is a poet, Every locality has a singer, Every teenage enthusiast is the next YouTube sensation, But why should that stop you? The sun doesn’t stop shining, Because there are other stars…
What is depression?
A/N- Do I even need to post a trigger warning given the title? What is depression? I always wondered if my depression was something in my head, Made up of imagination that escalated sadness, Fed by the need to special,…
Milk in coffee
“I don’t like…you know…doing it.” Sitting with a friend in a cafe, A confession came pouring out, Mixing into the silence like milk into coffee, Stirring slowly, Changing the composition, From light-hearted to something, Something new and uneasy as she…
Navigate
They say home is where the heart is, But my heart is divided, Belonging to many, Some friends, some family, I wonder how she fares, The beautiful Persephone, Torn away from one home, Knowing she’ll return, But will long for…
Unrealistic Expectations
They question why you make the choices you do, Leaving behind the safe path, For a riskier world, Calling it unrealistic, Watching you work and waste away in pity, They shrug and complain, Despairing for you, Caught in the web…
Specs
It’s a wonder how my specs remind me of the men in my life, My father always asked me to remove them before every strike, My brother asked me to take them off, “Show off those beautiful eyes.” The man…
Identity
If you could run away and become someone else, If you could replace your skin with dye, And turn into truth any lie, Who would you be? Which person would you choose? Which one would you shed like an old…
Teenage Musings
There are questions all around everyone has different advice, And lifestyle, No one wishes to cause harm, Or perhaps they do, Torn between various relationships, And desires and dreams, And goals and aims and duties, And wishes and cruses, And…
Fanfiction Review
Link to the fanfiction being reviewed- Review: Ragsweas’ “Untold Story” is a Harry Potter fanfiction that tells us the tale of Regulus Black’s change of heart. Written from the perspective of Regulus, this one shot manages to capture his…