solution

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 5/10/2013 4:13:00 PM

'a great many problems are solvedby keeping your mouth shut. '

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stray

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 5/7/2013 4:08:00 PM

'little white dogby the atm you've gotsuch shiny brown eyesyou look up at meas i wait for my turnyour tailslowly wagsyou stand upstretch, and come closersniffing at my kurtait's impossibleto look away nowi give inand bend downbefore i can evenpat your headyou roll on your back in anticipationand i scratchyour tummyas you giggleand wring your limbsi stopfor a moment and you paw at mefranticallyand i becomeservile againboth my kneeson the street nowyou follow meas i(...)'

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snap

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 3/17/2013 2:47:00 AM

'here comes breaking pointit comes closerand closer  testingyour patiencetesting your strength you are prepared and determinednot to give in you dig your feetinto the sandfirmly  but when the wave hits youyour legs give way they're no longer under your control.  when the waters recedeyou find yourselfdrenched, exhausted with salt and sand in your mouth you breathe in relief it's over  (...)'

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courage

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 2/28/2013 5:48:00 AM

'one dayyou have to stopbeing afraidand be youi think it's todayit's a new releasefirst day, first show. '

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farmer

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 2/16/2013 6:37:00 AM

'orange sareesoftly shines in the mild winter sun against blinding green you drape your palluaround your headi watchfrom behind the window of an air-conditioned train compartment the screen that separates us you, picking paddyin mud-covered feet me, sitting on my berthwith notepad and pen using you as my muse  both of usborn of the same soilin the same country but suddenly, I wonderif you are more Indianthan I am. '

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back to the angst

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 1/5/2013 9:39:00 AM

'working like a dogto get what you wantcan be a bitch.'

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grandmother

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 12/6/2012 5:40:00 AM

'beautiful gold banglescircle your thin wristsand jingle when youturn in your sleepi can hear yoularge diamond studsadorn yoursoft largened earlobes your white hairsilky till the very endtwice a day you carefully smearedvibhuti on your forehead, asking meif it looked okay you saw me offevery morningwishing me a good day at collegewhen i went to officei will miss your sweet grandmother fragranceof mysore sandal and your delighted smilewhen you were offered a sweetyou pampered mei (...)'

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humiliation

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 10/31/2012 3:51:00 PM

'undeserved injusticecan stingbut bow out gracefullyeven as your cheeks are on fire becauseyou can't ever give in '

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pride

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 10/16/2012 9:40:00 AM

'don't unwrapyour wounds in publicspare othersthe sight of that messshield carefullywhat's lurkingbeneath the bandagesand when the clot dries, peel it offabsently over and over againtill it grows into a smooth scaryou can indifferentlyboast about.'

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Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 9/26/2012 12:47:00 PM

'i don't rememberever buying youa birthday giftwe never felt the need to be demonstrativewe had noobligationsyou didn't haveto take my callif you didn't feel likeand i would knowwe just knewyou turn 25 today if you were aroundi would've called youand amused youwith my latest storiesbut maybe you already know.'

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26 September

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 9/26/2012 7:03:00 AM

'i don't rememberever buying youa birthday giftwe never felt the need to be demonstrativewe had noobligationsyou didn't haveto take my callif you didn't feel likeand i would knowwe just knewyou turn 25 today if you were aroundi would've called youand amused youwith my latest storiesbut maybe you already know.'

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separate

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 8/10/2012 6:07:00 AM

'two vines springfrom the groundnear a poleclimbing, meetingeach other on the wayintertwiningtendrilswrapped around each othertightly, growingindistinguishablefrom each othergreen harmonyaround a rusted electric polebut at the topwhere does one gowires force them outin opposite directionsthey cling, desperately in hopeof going backagainst growthagainst naturebut how.'

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risk

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 7/27/2012 6:07:00 AM

'sometimes one needs a change of scene even if it is to find that the grass isn't as green somebody's gotta test it.'

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mental gym

Author : Ramya      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 7/1/2012 1:44:00 PM

'burnnegative energybreak into a sweatwalk the madness offtonescattered thoughtsflexthis way and that firmthrough routine stretchto the limitrunfuriously to forgetremove, chop offthe unnecessarykeepthe awesomenessand buildsome more of it.'

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all that you left behind

Author : Deep Fried      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 2/14/2012 5:40:00 PM

'you were the sameon the outsideand different on the insideyou were socialyet aloofcalm yet troubledon the outsideyou were unwaveringsteady, laying planks of woodhelping people acrosson the insidethe river gurgledturbulentlyrapids on rocks  slowly quietening downdisappearing into the groundlike all mountain streams do but the bridge you built for us all holds strong it will help us through'

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energy

Author : Deep Fried      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 2/8/2012 5:20:00 AM

'it's all very simpleyou don't waste yourselfexplaining thingsto peoplewho don't understandyou justshut the fuck upand do it.'

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jury

Author : Deep Fried      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 2/6/2012 3:41:00 PM

'societyyou colourful bitchpurring when pleasedprovoked, youdig your claws viciouslyinto your victimswhich shade do you don today? like a chameleon, changingif onlycamouflageworked for you.'

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church street

Author : Ramya Sriram      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 1/2/2012 5:23:00 PM

'a ponytaila faded kurtaa large cameradangling from his neck he sits for hoursin india coffee housethe turbaned staffare used to him, isolatedand othersmingling, foreign indian, men, womenfriends, businessmenthere'a a pulse running throughthis one-way streetwild and promisingsignboards, neon ruby's, matteoswarm yellow shadowsat coco grove from the javacity dog to the cats at the magazine storechurch street blossomswith life, new facesnew cuisinesflourishingagainst the oldat nightgrou(...)'

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parting

Author : Ramya Sriram      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 1/1/2012 4:52:00 PM

'two vines springfrom the groundnear a poleclimbing, meetingeach other on the wayintertwiningtendrilswrapped around each othertightly, growingindistinguishablefrom each othergreen harmonyaround a rusted electric polebut at the topwhere does one gowires force them outin opposite directionsthey cling, desperatelyin hopeof going backagainst growthagainst naturebut how.'

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deficit

Author : Ramya Sriram      Blog : A Prism of Thoughts      Date : 12/17/2011 4:20:00 PM

'yesterdayi found myself sayingnobody understandshow ironici used to turn to youin times like thesewhat hurts mostis not that you're not here todaybut that you won't be heretomorrowor the days afteryou will missmy milestonesthey will miss youwithout youthe world seems unbalanced.'

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