A strong woman #GoFigure

They see the mask ...

A put on ...

They see a strong woman ...

A very strong woman ...

They don't see the vulnerability ...

They don't see the tears ...

All they witness is ...

Their own perceptions ...

Perceptions based on their experiences ...

Or to put it in perspective ...

Their inexperiences ...

She has the mask firmly in place ...

For she believes some day ...

A knight would come ...

He would unmask her ...

He would peel off layers of decades ...

Of fear and apprehension ...

He would know the true her ! #GoFigure 

Shelling peas New Year's Eve ! #GoFigure

She's been shelling peas...

All of the last week of the last year...

New year's eve too spent shelling peas...

Why? 

Because, while shelling peas she goes spiralling into her own world...

Immersed in her thoughts...

She wonders had it worked out ...

Where she would have been...

With whom, doing what ?

The world of imagination takes over ...

While shelling peas...

She's transported into a perfect world...

Of course, of her imagination ...

With the person she liked ...

Smitten as he seemed to be ...

That image remains in her eyes ...

She rewinds to the last few conversations in her head ...

The real ones...

His voice...

Heaving a sigh ...

She shakes it off ...

Both their egos on play ...

Demolished what could have been...

Lack of time or the distance ...

It could have been overcome...

But the lack of sensitivity on each one's part ...

Pulled them apart ...

Shelling peas, she looks beyond...

And yonders ...

It's a vast desert like the Rann of Kutch ...

Nothing for miles ...

She gets back to shelling peas ...

Freezing them for the year ahead ! #GoFigure 

Was it real or unreal ?

It felt so unreal ...

Yet, was so real ...

Then, what happened to the magic?

#GoFigure 

There's no permanence, yet ... #GoFigure

There is no permanence...

They spoke at length about it ...

Yet, there's something that's nagging her ...

What's it about him ?

Something that she can't shake off ...

The voice ...

The sincerity in the spoken words ...

Something about him was different...

Yet, it frizzled out ...

Like a flat coke ...

Yet a coke nonetheless ...

Maybe he feels the void too...

As she does...

But, who will take the first step...

The step to bridge the gap ...

Or it would indeed mean ...

An end to something that was beautiful...

Beautiful, while it lasted !

There's no permanence...

Or, is there? #GoFigure

Relationships have a time frame, just a matter of acceptance! #GoFigure

How profound is it to make a statement ...

Relationships have a time frame ...

Just a matter of acceptance ! 

It was beautiful while it lasted...

Something different...

Pristine and an exhilarating experience at the same time ...

But, it didn't last ...

What happened, is a mystery ...

With a heavy heart one must let go ...

A lump forming in the throat ...

Unshed tears welling at the rim of the eyes ...

A sigh is released ...

And, she walks towards the sunset all alone !

Relationships have a time frame ...

Hence, proven ! #GoFigure 

Full Stop! #GoFigure

There comes a time in life...

When you pause and reflect...

There comes a time when you keep walking and let go ...

There comes a time when you run away from what bogs you down...

And then, a time comes when you put a full Stop to everything ...

Anything that hampers your peace of mind...

You have no time for nonsense...

You don't need anyone around...

You are comfortable in your space...

You don't need an encroachment in that space...

Any activity that disturbs the peace...

The moment you are at ...

Just put a Full Stop to it ...

You don't need drama in your life...

You are happy in your solitude...

That, that moment you put a Full Stop ...

You stop the advancement of any peril...

Even if it's meant to be...

#GoFigure 

Another one bites the dust #GoFigure

What do they have in mind when they approach a lady?

A mint with a hole ?

Or a minting press ?

Dunno! 

Men! Rolling eyes ...

She's better off without them !

It's peaceful without the Martians ...

It does hurt a bit...

Because one does give away a part of themselves...

Only to be hurt in the process ...

But, better late than never ...

A stitch in time saves nine ! Another one bites the dust !

She dusts the dirt of emotions off herself and walks away ! #GoFigure

Uff yeh nazaakat! #GoFigure

The shy boyish grin ...

The uninhibited smile ...

Gushing like an infatuated teen ...

Ah! Dil le gayi yeh ada...

Uff yeh nazaakat !

Wondering, at this age ...

How does it seem? 

Looking into the mirror...

She smiles...

For there too in the reflection...

She mirrors his thoughts ! 

Fleeting thoughts of what not ...

All that was sitting on a backburner ...

Brought forth by one right swipe ...

 #GoFigure