Shriyandhaa's space

  Me, just sitting at the dining table, reading a book. Me, just sitting at the dining table, eating snacks. Me, just having a happy evening. Then me, hearing a - tuttuttuttut.tutt Alright, that's nothing, I'll just ignore it and continue reading my - tuttuttuttut. ...... tuttuttuttut. Alright, that's definitely something. " AMMAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" "What happened? Are you alright?" "Ammaaaa I'm hearing a creepy noise." "Oh, please, be quiet. I thought it was something serious." "It IS something serious just listen to - AGH JUST WAIT!!" "Whaaaat?!" "I was just sitting here, calmly, reading my book, and then I heard a noise - tutttuttut. It was soooo creepy and it came from -" Ugh. She's not paying attention, is she?  I'm pretty sure it was nothing. Let me just - continue reading my book. tuttuttuttuttut .  "THERE IT IS AGAIN!!!" "For HEAVEN'S sake, BE. QUIET!!!!!" "But ...

  Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. I say that to myself  More than a hundred times  But I refuse to listen. Calm, relax, quiet, sleep - Wait, what was that thing  That thing  The thing I was supposed to do  Before tomorrow? Thing? What thing? Okay, right now, I only need  To sleep. So shh, quiet, and - What's 400 multiplied by 253? I really want to do some math now. No, I'd rather sleep. Focus. Close my eyes, Calm my thoughts,  Relaaaaxxxxx..... If two people are reading each other's minds, Whose mind are they actually reading? ... That's it. Calm.  Switching off my mind temporarily- It's easier doing that when I'm in class - SHH. Calm.  Black, nothingness.  Don't hear, don't smell, don't see, don't feel  ANYTHING  Mm, I smell mint Lindt.  No, I smell nothing. Because I'm sleeping. Someone's eating a mint flavoured Lindt. But I'd rather sleep. Just one peek... OHHH LOOK AT THAT CAUGHT IN THE ACT!! "Amma!!!"  "What?!" "You...

It’s an ordinary day, typical for a day in the prolonged spell of summer vacations. This time, we went for a short trip to Pondicherry, and came back in 3 days. I’m spending the remaining few days of the holidays by reading books, running around the house, playing with my sister, and the like.  And typical enough, my mom calls me, so that I can return a small box we borrowed from our downstairs neighbour. I do as she asked, and climb down the stairs to go to their house.  But just before I rang the doorbell, I noticed that their door was locked from the outside. They were not at home. That’s ordinary. But my mom doesn’t think so, because she had just seen them that evening. I sigh and assured her that they weren’t there. She didn’t argue. The next day, my grandmother urged me to return the box. I go downstairs to go to their house - no, they’re still not back. ‘I saw them just an hour ago!’ she replied, but I shook my head and informed her they weren’t there. The very next mor...

  Things that give me a headache; The sun shining in my eyes, A place screaming with noise (like my classroom)  A word without a good enough rhyme, Crying me eyes out for a long time. Having too much homework but no will to write, Not prepared for a test? Another level of fright Things that fix headaches; Writing about them.

It rains hard  Flooding the streets below  The skies cry and cry until  Their tears stop to flow  And as soon as they do,  Beautiful sunshine  Cast upon the flooded streets  The sun burning, independently  Without the clouds covering its lit face It's like the skies laughing at their tears. As the pavement burns with excessive heat,  The skies close up again  And shower us more  And as quick as they closed, they open  The sun gleaming again, above, so bright  A bit too bright. Cry now, smile later Fight today, laugh at it tomorrow.  That's exactly how it goes.

  Just smile once  And that could change someone's day. Lash out, once,  And that could change the respect you earn. Be kind, gentle, once, And you will be treated better in the near or far Future. This may not be exactly what it is - But at the minimum, close (?) to the  Butterfly effect  Be the butterfly - the little things you do  Will be the result of treat or threat. You may never know, you may think it's unremarkable or small But never underestimate the power of it all.

 As the hours of the night tick away, Still awake, in my bed, I lay Thinking about the things I've said, Words spiralling around my head. I said "hi", was that enough? Or was that, perhaps, a bit too much? I hear a cricket chirp in the night  And the cricket seemed to say I was right. And here I am, reimagining things  How would they have been, if I'd said something else? And should I have said more or less? The sour taste of regret coats my mouth, As I regret just a "hi", not more not less. And I lay, awake still, but stiller,  With a dissatisfied pout.

  As I slowly open the gate That creaks with delight  My eyes are allowed to feast upon  A beautiful sight. Rows of buildings, Huddled together  Going on and on until  It fades into forever. And the clothesline dancing  To the pleasant breeze  The clothes flapping  In the wind with ease. The shirts wave their sleeves  Flossing to the airy music  The pants wiggle their legs  The wind still mystic; The sun hides behind the clouds Casting a noteworthy glow  And the wind, forever, Continues to flow.  The buildings, however  Remain erect  But I know that they too, furtively  Enjoy the effect. The sky, so high,  Graceful, never-ending And me, still at the terrace, Standing there, dreaming.

  Have you felt that feeling  That feeling where  You have a lot to say, A lot to explain, A lot to justify,  A lot to argue over, And you do know how - But you don’t know how to? Or, what if, you did, But nobody cared, nobody  Stopped to listen? You don’t know - To feel angry, or sad? Frustrated, or depressed? Annoyed, or overwhelmed? At that moment  The moment of the flurry  Of emotions  You let it take over  And end up doing something  Stupid. Which  Lands you on more trouble  And at the end,  You give up.  See no purpose for everything, Want to run away,  Into the dark void.  But a few moments later,  The same in you  Awakes  And gives you a better idea - Think clearly?  And no matter how hard you try to, Your brain cannot function - Cannot process much more, And so it gives in To the sleep That engulfs it. And at the very end, when you  Wake up, from your whimsies, It’s lost, in...