Poems and Stories

  When COVID came and the world  locked down , The initial days were boring. The casual hangouts were missing As things were far from restoring. I missed my jolly college days, The fun-filled chillings and talks The soothing breeze every afternoon With gentle aimless walks The rush for mess, the dunk fights That made our days vibrant The howling rooms of the hostels Have then all gone silent. A month passed, then two The cases were on the rise To stay at home and take good care Were advised by the wise. But bored we got, sitting alone With nothing much to do But solitude was the tonic then, The bane became a boon. I took my laptop and got started To find a way out To bring me something interesting To pass my time, no doubt. Gradually, something caught my eye Addicted to it I got. It was nothing but development Those that suit my accord. I was gradually pulled in by the quicksand of knowledge To explore the sea of thoughts To arm myself with the resources As resources were in l...

  When the skies turned dark When the storms came close. When you lost your last ray of hope. When the world turned away, Your dearest left you And the people whom you trusted, Betrayed you. When the stress held you back When hurdles startled you When failures caused you pains Tears rolled past your cheeks And anxiety swallowed you. You had none by your side When you were being tossed By the time's ruthless tides. Your love was taking you easy Your friends were all away and busy When you had responsibilities to take And help you to make Yourself. Then, I held your hands. I stayed by your side Supported you in all lows Praised you in your highs You have tried to work along And I too worked for Just to make you victorious And outshine this war. Do you remember? When you used to weep. You felt everything was ending And the pace you couldn't keep. I motivated you,  Loved you, cared for you. You scolded me, misunderstood Yet, I stayed, never getting rude. I was suffering, but I hea...

  FORGET Tell me a way to forget you. A way to undo all the thoughts I had for you, All the nights I was awake thinking about you. Tell me a place on the earth,  Where I can be free from your memories Your presence in my mind. A place where your sweet words won't echo Right into my ears and exfoliate The tougher me, and expose my softer side. Tell me, how can I forget those golden moments together, Spent without any knowledge of the passing time. Tell me, how can I unhear your charming voice And unacknowledge our friendship so far. Tell me how can I laugh with you being not near, To envision my joy. I know I owe you nothing,  But I don't know what keeps me bound to you. I even know our paths will never be the same Parallels are never meant to meet. Tell me the way to put a dam on my tears When your face reverberates across the strings of my heart. Tell me a way... Because to live with your memories hurt even more Than living without you. --- T. H. H