Tales from a twisted mind

Of Joy and Shame    What a weekend!    This past weekend 06 th and 07 th April, I had gone with my old team for an overnight picnic to Ocean Hills Pereira Farms, Uttan. An outing which was for two months in the planning phase reached nightmare level status in the week leading up to it.     All of that didn’t matter in the end – when we met at last, it was as if no time had passed.     It felt so good to catch up with my old team friends, who had now left the organisation and gone their separate ways. I can’t recall the last time I laughed so much! I was in such high spirits that even my sister remarked I was not grumpy, even after I came back home.     The location of the picnic was awesome too. Built on the slope of a hill and just behind the Our Lady of Velankanni church, the place had a relaxing vibe to it. The rooms allotted to us had great lighting, white walls and great natural lighting as ...

Lament for a lover My love, We met on a cloudy day in July. The weather was bleak and the air carried a wave of gloom, Yet, the moment I saw you, I felt a ray of sunshine broke through the chill and pierce the deepest recess in my soul, making love bloom. Your smile was infectious, your face prettier than any I had ever seen – those bushy eyebrows, small eyes – seemed like the most beautiful thing, Your skin, soft as butter; touching it felt like feathers wrapped up in human skin. We went for a movie, we sat and ate together, we chatted and we clicked pictures – both nervous at the same time. I couldn’t control my blushing and hid my nervousness, by not speaking much. You may have thought of me as a shy person, but love, I was just breathless to even speak, for merely gazing at you made me dizzy as such. I drove you back to your home. I knew the date was over and a sense of sadness engulfed me. I was not sure when I would see you again, but you promised to be in tou...