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[301] A Walk Down Memory Lane

April 4, 2020April 9, 2020by Rahul Gaur10 Comments

Fifteen steps from my bed and I reached the place of my nightmares My hand still battling with sleepy dust in my eyes Still not realising the path that lay in front of me even though it was a part of my daily routine The first realisation is cold dampness and my eyes widening to [...]

poetry

[276] Closedown

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019by Rahul Gaur4 Comments

Disintegration of all the patience that i’ve been building for myself It just takes one night to relive all the plight that i’ve been slowly meaning to forget It’s not a physical ailment and people only believe in what they see It’s not an exaggeration but even i’ve never seen what i've believed in Climate [...]

poetry

[185] Cloudy Nights/ Starry Nights

August 31, 2018by Rahul Gaur13 Comments

Cold breeze from the beach touches upon the memory from our final conversation I find sand in my pants from that cloudy night I hold it again but it slips away again This time I clean away the dust collected My mind survives its own ruin sometimes I put my ear to the shell from that [...]

poetry

[128] The Constant Struggle

February 25, 2018by Rahul Gaur14 Comments

a mere appearance of wisdom a mind full of questions a laugh full of deceit what will I really be? Imperfect memories make me Unformed thoughts are my pillars When change is the only constant what will I really be? What I am is not what I was What I will really be is not [...]

poetry

[106] Fadeaway/Memory

December 12, 2017by Rahul Gaur10 Comments

A slow cry as I struggle with your memory To capture it in something tangible an opposition against fading A cry against inevitability I lie in the dark room in the valley The trees they deceive the sunshine from reaching out to my impending doom The bleakness of it all surrounds your essence in me [...]

poetry

[41] #NaPoWriMo [15/30] { Oh My God They Did It! }

April 15, 2017by Rahul Gaur3 Comments

A senseless grapevine curls down our neck in between whispers we stand, a hundred of them faceless, they surround with twisted versions of a misheard story a misheard name a conniving mind a shadow of a dame I stand with her, clueless, we are They build memories that we are not aware of We meet for [...]

poetry

[30] What Have We Done To Each Other..

March 12, 2017by Rahul GaurLeave a Comment

Left alone screaming hold me, hold me These voices whisper secrets I ignore Crawling to whatever's little left of you, just be Just be what you were A mere night is a nightmare now As I lie in darkness now What is night? Vast serenity, mystery of infinite space? For me, it is the horror [...]

Reflections

[29] Stop Making Excuses

March 11, 2017by Rahul Gaur4 Comments

Excuses are the worst form of a seemingly incurable disease that can happen to us. It is another way of staying under the sheets when you should be going out. Let's delve deep into the psyche of excuses today. Why do we make excuses? A task so daunting that makes us feel small, makes us [...]

Questions, Reflections

[20] Questions Series: What Gives Me Energy?

February 18, 2017by Rahul GaurLeave a Comment

The adrenaline in my body starts to pump up all the wiring in my brain when I watch a moment in a movie that just makes me jump out in joy. A good movie is like an instant energizer for me no matter how low on energy I am

Cinema

[19] Legion And Surrealism.

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017by Rahul GaurLeave a Comment

In an age of information overload, the technological advances of our generation have given us many perks too. One of them being the option of pausing the video you are watching on your laptop. Rarely has it ever crossed my mind, to pause a TV show or a movie and appreciate what just happened. The [...]