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Part 7 – Lost in the smoke
It was a sunny day. I had consumed a scrumptious lunch and walked up to the terrace to have my customary post meal cigarette. Penny and I doted each other that we’d take every opportunity to act like impish teenagers… Continue reading
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Part 6 – Ephemeral Paradise
Photo by Engin Akyurt What followed was an overture of experiences. Penny and I weren’t in the shadows any more. While the puritanical cages built by society tried to contain us, we were liberated in our spirits. The burden of… Continue reading
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Part 1 – Serendipity
Till date I don’t understand what is the mechanics behind connections that I make. Seemingly random events, acts or triggers that lead to something meaningful. What is it inside of us that makes us go for it in the inflection… Continue reading
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Part 5 – Burning Desires
It was my birthday. It had always been an arbitrary day for me. It was nearly one score that no one had made an attempt to make that day about me. Let alone a grandiose gesture, it was always plagued… Continue reading
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Part 4 – Finding Shelter
What ensued in the next four weeks was nothing short of an enthralling whirlwind. Penny broke into my heart like a hot knife through butter. She was drawn to me like a duck to water. It was want rather than… Continue reading
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Part 3 – Fractured Souls, Healed Hearts
After that night the touch of Penny’s lips lingered on mine in perpetuity. I could taste her tongue. I could feel the warmth of her skin. To this day I cannot explain the kind of cosmic connection with her. I… Continue reading
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Tributes – Brothers In Arms
An ode to a brother Two mugs of beer stood emptied and dry. You couldn’t tell if it was an hour, a day or a decade cause when they got refilled it felt like there was no break in the… Continue reading
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Part 2 – The Resolute Sun
A moor. Overcast with heavy clouds. A gloomy darkness engulfing every corner as far as the eye could see. A lonely Daisy stood in the center imbibing an iota of energy every day too afraid to bloom. Unsure if she… Continue reading
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Part 2 – A Love Born In The Shadows
Photo by GEORGE DESIPRIS I’m trying to remember the exact time when my feelings for Penny came to the foreground, but I don’t think I can isolate a discrete moment which flipped the switch. An inflection point when it wasn’t… Continue reading
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Pensive Moments 1 – A Requiem For Her Embrace
I sat there in the prosaic office. My legal counsel presented me with two sets of documents. Nested inside the chartreuse paper was a narrative. A tragic tale of the downfall of two lovers. He craved companionship to conclude his… Continue reading
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