Tag: depression

Posted in Poetry

The Chasm

Posted on by Oindri_I 
Here, I'm sitting at a fancy restaurant.
My date bought me a nice champagne.
Painted in red, my lips leave a smirk.
I know, how to make this man more tempted.

I might spend tonight in this man's arms.
Or someone else would share coffee cups.
Maybe tomorrow I will focus on my career
And cast them aside forever.
Maybe, this month my salary will get a hike.
But I must go back to the empty house only to dine.

I travelled to this foreign land leaving behind a home,
Thinking that home was limiting me.
Neighbours think that I am soaring here high alone;
Little do they know that ambition has no mercy.

Sometimes I can't see the Sun here.
Sometimes it rains here with snow.
Sometimes the chilly wind is quite severe.
Sometimes the heat drops too low.

And I scroll through my social media
To I look for some old albums.
There I find some friends in sepia;
And I can feel the chasm.

That's why when a man gave me a note today,
"What can I get for you, Hun?"
My shivering fingers could only type back,
"I just want to see my mum."
Posted in Poetry

The Lonely Maiden

Posted on by Oindri_I

And the sun sets in the west.
The sky was red as fire.
I see the birds returning to their nest.
And the squirrels running faster.

I see a man waiting for his girl.
Old people slowly sipping into the tea.
I see a mother carrying her child’s bag.
Young lovers holding arms; dipped into glee.

And I return to my abode
Big but lonely, furnished yet empty.
I grab another bite of toast,
And I make another cup of tea.
I sit at my balcony to watch those stray dogs.
The pet cat of neighbor meows at me.

And I scroll down the news feed,
To see people having their love stories,
I see them sharing their photos; stating
‘Found a partner for a life worth sharing’.

And I go to bed each night
Waiting for another sunrise,
Clutching the pillow, eyes full of tears
To make it warm enough as if
An embrace from a passionate lover.