Category Archives: Me

The Beginning of An End

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Guria

The irony of it was that it was I who heralded the beginning of the end. It was an end that was inevitable, written and rewritten hundreds and thousands of times before we had even existed. The path could have been anything but … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Catharsis, Chapters, Creations, People and Relationships, Philosophy, Soliloquy | 2 Comments

Back to You

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Guria

It’s been a while since I wrote in here,I was too worried about heartbreakTo remember to care,That the heart was breaking elsewhere.Never occurred to the gitSubmerged in her own selfish despairAll the while, while the happinessBlinked, breathed and stuck through.Right … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Me, People and Relationships, The Other Side of the River, Verses, You | 6 Comments

102°F

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Guria

Tinkling shards of glasses Strewn over the black asphalt Gleaming red, as one catches The moonbeam errant and bright The scars shined black Still dripping at the sides The ache in the body Manifested and magnified The fever roared high … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Darkness, Me, Verses | 8 Comments

Grey Skies

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Guria

The clouds gather, like warriors in steel,Dark and dreary? All geared for battle!I stop, to stare and wonderBehold the dark and gloomyThe laden grey skies-Of impending thunders,Of lightnings, and powerful rains.And wonder yet again,The beauty the dull can bring-Ne’er a … Continue reading →

Posted in Creations, Happy, Love, Me, Observer, Passions, Verses | 16 Comments

The Broken India

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Guria

Once upon a time there was a little girl who thought her country was the greatest in the world. She would argue and preen and proudly proclaim that she was proud to be born into that country. The country that … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Non-Fiction, Observer | 8 Comments

Catharsis XIII: Reflection

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Guria

   The funny thing is the last thing people think of the real me as (as opposed to the virtual me) is “despondently reflective”. I am famous (or infamous) amongst my cronies for my wicked sense of humor, a sharp … Continue reading →

Posted in Catharsis, Creations, Me, Observer, People and Relationships, The Other Side of the River | 6 Comments

The Forty Rules of Love: A Compilation

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Guria

Being who I am, the result of centuries, of ancestors, of traditions, heritages and most of all, faith (not religion)- Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak, a book, a simple book spoke to me. Even before I reached the … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Observer, Philosophy | 8 Comments

On to Oblivion…

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Guria

The acrid smell of smoke that even while burns every pore of your being it crosses, is the elixir of the soul which never learned how to exist without. The first drag hurt. Sputtering and coughing, the tears threatened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Observer | 5 Comments

Murakami and Memories

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Guria

I’d never thought of a life as chapters in a grand novel, till one fine day when I heard the crisp turning of a page and saw the beginning of a fresh new chapter. But I couldn’t write it down. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Observer, Philosophy | 4 Comments

অপারগ

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Guria

যাকে ভালোবাসি, তাকে দূরে ঠেলে দিতে জানি পাছে সে আমায় পর বলে কোন দিন একা ছেড়ে যায়ে । যাকে পাই, কখনো রাখতে জানিনি তায়ে সে ফিরে ফিরে বলে, থাকব না তোর খাঁচায় । যে নেই, তার স্মৃতি চারণায় ঠাই থেকেও থাকেনি, জানিনি … Continue reading →

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