on humans and their burdens

carrying too many bags, each one as bulky and crippling as the other, humans exist as beasts of burdens, mortals with contrasting, explosive sentiments that never seem to balance out each other. we subsist as slaves to the guilt passed down by the actions of our ancestors, the vices that we foster in the cracksContinueContinue reading “on humans and their burdens”

letters to my future child (pt. 2)

prompt: write a letter to anyone you want, based on the genre bildungsroman by @profound.artists for #त्रिletter dear child, years have passed from when i wrote my first letter to you and since then, we’ve both come a long way. you’ve grown into a beautiful human being, while I’ve aged a few years. nevertheless, deepContinueContinue reading “letters to my future child (pt. 2)”

death is just another part of life

cw: mentions of death ashen faces andash tinged tombstoneshave more in commonthan just their hue.more often than not,they symbolize the end,of struggles and suffering;and a few lives. something about cemeteriesmakes my blood run cold;tear stained faces,puffed crimson eyeballs,and desolate cries ricochetall around and drench my soulin gut wreching despair.deep inside, I’m not readyto admit thatContinueContinue reading “death is just another part of life”

on why natural disasters have human names

once upon a time, back in the dayswhen I’d hide beneath my bedframeeach time earthquakes shook my home,(and consequently, my own sanity)my elders told me that most dangerous calamities arose from human emotions.now, I finally understand why they said it. our ancestors were god fearing mortalswho surmised natural disasters to bevicious retributions for the sinstheyContinueContinue reading “on why natural disasters have human names”

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