Gham-e-ishq

Gham-e-ishq tera sukriya 🙏🏻

Tere firaq (separation) mein 

Main kaha kaha se guzar gayi

Andhi aayi, toofan aaya

Main bekhauf (fearless) si nikal gayi.

Log kehne lage hai khabti (possesed/obsessed)-

Mere hikaayat (story) mein 

Shaamil tu to nahi.

Magar kaafi hai 

Mere akele ki muhabbat.

Mera jahaan tere maujudgi se

Mukammal na sahi..

(An attempt to write in Urdu )

Book review: Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

‘You have to make peace with your past to move into your future.’ Amazing storytelling by the author. This is a book about second chances. About making something out of your life after you have been a victim of circumstances or of a particularly evil person. Both Morgan and Anna find redemption in following their passion and not letting one single incident defining their whole life. This is a story of hope.

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About me

Nature has helped me heal in ways that I didn’t imagine I could. Growing plants from seeds in my vegetable patch has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life. It was a way of reconnecting with nature after having lived in concrete jungles for years.

Those who know me know well that I cannot do anything without putting my whole heart into it. Most times, taking it to borderline obsession. In many phases of life, I was fortunate to find something that comforted me- whether it was a person, a hobby or the words of an accomplished writer. Things that are going to stay with me forever. Things that the world can’t take from me. And that is the essence of who I am. 

Book review: The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson

The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Exceptional! I enjoyed the book more than I had expected to. Manipulation and lies can make us victims, but not when we can read people the right way. It takes a lot of heartbreaks to bring ourselves to only use people for our advantage. It is sad. It is when you have stopped believing in love. It is when you know that the only thing that matters most is our own survival. The Glass Forest is told from the perspective of three women with three different destinies. You know that all three have been wronged in different ways. You know that all three have not received the justice the way they deserved. But sometimes, freedom is more valuable than avenging yourself of all the wrongs you have faced.

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Book review: Malice (Detective Kaga, #1) by Keigo Higashino

Malice by Keigo Higashino
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It is a short book that you can finish in a day. At the very onset, you know that something is not right but you can not quite place your fingers on it. Humans are capable of great cruelty, especially towards those whom they feel inferior to. And the kindness from the object of your malice kills you from inside even more. This is my first book from the author and am surprised by the layers of lies you have to peel through to get to the heart of the truth. Interesting observations in human psychology, and a cursory nod to one of the greatest evils happening in schools- bullying. Makes you think twice after you have finished reading it. A must-read for people looking for different flavors of thrillers. No gore, no gratifying violence. Just a pure, wholesome thriller.

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A deity

Doppelgänger

You rise from my ashes
Someone like me
I seem to know you from long ago

Your hands are clenched into tight fists
Like you are raring for a fight with the whole world

But your heart, unlike mine,
Is not made of glass
That breaks easily
With harsh words
And betrayals

You rise from my ashes.
Invincible.
You contain the fire only you can.
The kind that ignites in you
After you have died a thousand deaths.