Category Archives: Intoxication Induced

Things I have written when the inspiration struck. Or, in other words, intoxication induced writing.

Summer

I know you won’t think of me now. When the sun scoops vanilla clouds And there are new friends Planning exciting summer picnics And dances mid summer nights. When you can share your dreams With colourful people who enjoy Without … Continue reading

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MorningĀ 

It’s 7 am. And I wake up in a warm bed too large for a single person to neighborhood noises – clattering vessels and conversation muted by walls and windows. My head pounds to the beat of a sprightly mixer … Continue reading

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Blind

Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyant, put on weight and reformed herself. In these cards, I hold wealth and abundance she said from her tower overlooking Ulsoor lake. An emotional raven escaped his Poe and fluttered morbidly to the balcony. “Pay attention … Continue reading

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Letter to the Dispossessed

I didn’t know that the smells would haunt me. Scratch that. I did. Specifically, detergent mixed with the coconut on skin. I think it’s my most favourite smell in the world because it is you. It smells like home. Which … Continue reading

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Black

When you were lost, O krishna, I looked for you everywhere In the Tamil kavitheys of Bombay Jayashree And the coconut oil milled fresh and fragrant. When you were lost, O krishna, I looked for you everywhere In the curly … Continue reading

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