The Ultimate Conundrum

Do you know that a suicide survivor is not a person who attempted suicide but did not die, but someone who survived the suicide of a near and dear one. Why do we call people who did not want to die, survivors? The reason is quite simple- they lived. They survived the major grief that…

One Last Time

Someday your memories will cease to affect me Someday you’ll be walking down the same lane With your arm tightly wrapped around her You’ll look at her how you looked at me once Someday I’ll find someone who’d string words together Beautifully, for me I’ll go to bed reading something he wrote And dream about…

Not Yet

I don’t specifically mention him His name What he looks like How he makes me feel But I find myself uncomfortable When your hugs linger a little longer I drag myself to the edge of the bed So as to not feel your breath on my skin As it reminds me of his scent I…

Letting Go

Perhaps, one day I will not think about you for that brief moment When I take fries from someone’s plate Or not look around for you when I laugh hysterically I will not reach out for my phone as a reflex When it’s your birthday I won’t get haunted in the dead of the night…