Tag: selfisolation
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Lullaby
Do you have dreams that are so intense you wake up believing—nay—you’re convinced they had to be true on some level like in another dimension, they were real? In my dream last night, I found a special lullaby Written inside a crusty novella I found in an old bookshop Nicked in time just before its…
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Definitions
New words that should be added to our dictionaries in 2020: Solitudifinia: The uneasy feeling of enjoying the quiet and solitude of social distancing (no traffic, no public transport, leisurely chai in the balcony), but also being hyper aware of your privilege and feeling somewhat guilty for being so comfortable because you know everyone is…
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After It’s All Over
21 things I’d like to do post quarantine: Have the cheesiest pizza at Pizza Hut (with garlic bread!) Hug all my friends Attend an acoustic music concert Drive to a dhaba and have aloo parathas with white butter Buy the biggest tub of cheese popcorn at the cinema Give the highest high-fives to my co-workers Visit…
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उड़ान
हमारा समाज हमें अपने काम खुद करना नहीं सिखाता हमारे घर कोई और बनाता है, खाना कोई और सफ़ाई कोई और करता है, कपड़े कोई और सीता है मिस्त्री गाड़ी ठीक करता है, बढ़ई फ़र्नीचर बनाता है हमारे जीवन का हर एक पहलू किसी और की बदौलत चलता है मेरी ‘कामवाली’ दीदी उम्र में मुझसे…