Relationships

I’ve been with people who were not at their best because they lacked sleep. They might try to be up so acquaintances and friends wouldn’t be offended by their lack of enthusiasm. But once they are left alone with the people they are very familiar with, a lover or a family, the sleep-deprived just shuts… Read more

There is silence in between arrivals at the airport. First, there’s the occasional opening and closing of the doors. Then, the cold air whooshing from the inside, brushing against whoever is waiting in the bay areas, anticipating a friend, a lover, or a family to arrive. You can’t see much movement more than the police… Read more

I had a dream, and I know it was just a dream. Because I was with you, and in reality, we’re never together. You took me photographs, flattering and candid. You said it’s one way to keep our memories intact, frozen in time. I could hear your happiness when I looked into your eyes and… Read more

There’s a kind of space in our lives that we long to be filled. And no matter how hard we try, we can only bear the loneliness at a point. Beyond that, it becomes too depressing. And the noise in my head is so loud that it’s all I hear. Or perhaps, the room is… Read more

Yes, you don’t always have to be a Karen. Remember the saying that you should not do unto others what you don’t want them to do unto you? It takes humility to see that the people you are engaging with are somebody’s mother, father, sister, or brother. And that treating them kindly, especially when they’re… Read more

It’s incredible how, even after you left a place for years, it feels like you never left the moment you came back. Everything felt the same except the faces that see you, often surprised that you’re back, longing to catch up with you. Their warm welcome will remind you that there has been a before-… Read more