At the Lights...

The vehicles up front were running 

helter-skelter to make way

for the ambulance stuck way back at the red lights.

"Sweet!", I thought. "I didn't know people could be so..".

Just then, the ambulance made past the lights 

followed by a bunch of bikes chasing its tail to escape traffic.

"Cunning", I finished.

Out of Context

"Why don't you just throw it away?", 

I asked my dad who was banging the remote trying to make it work.

"It's not working now, there's no use having it any longer", I added.

My 'retired' dad wore a wry smile on his face,

just as i realized what i had said.

Stealing a glance...

I wasn't sure at first but now

it was clear she was watching me intently.

The place was crowded and i was moving around,

but her steady gaze followed me wherever i went.

Deep within I felt happy for it,

but what disturbed me was something different..

She was just a painting.

Striking a Balance...

 

He was furious.

He had been attacked and had to show them who they were up against.

He called his friends to spread word about the incident.

A strike was imminent.

Having filed a complaint, he rushed to the hospital to treat his bloody injuries.

Alas, it was deserted.

These god-damned strikes !

Why Adoption is divine...

Adoption didn't seem to her as a bad idea.

There were times when she had wept for hours
 

for not being blessed with a child.
 

Now, as she watched the baby cuddle-up
 

peacefully against her warmth, she realized
 

she had made the right decision.
 

If only Yashoda knew who she had really brought home...

The Shooter

The decorated major had won another gold for the country at the Olympics.

At the press meet, the reporter asked ,

"What's the secret behind your success?"

The shooter replied calmly, "You know...

It actually helps when your targets don't shoot back at you."

Just another day in the life of a soldier.

The Premises

She entered the premises with much anxiety.

It was here that her seniors had spent a few years

before flying off to distant places to 'live' their dreams.

She was old enough now.

She left her family behind and proceeded towards the signboard that read

"This way to ...

Senior Citizens' Retirement Home"

The Babe

I had waited for this moment ever since I saw her first.

She leaned hard against me as I grabbed her,

prompting me to carefully shift my weight around her graceful curves

to keep her pinned firmly to the ground.

Looking down at her, I realized how much I loved ...

my new Yam FZ 

The Think-Tank

He couldn't remember how long he'd been there,

but he felt much better already.

This place, where so many thinkers and philosophers had born,

would surely host his Eureka moment one of these days, he thought.

He felt light as he stood up to leave,

making sure he flushed before reaching for the door.

The Outbreak

The recent outbreak had infected me as well.

My heart was thumping unusually fast,

pumping more sweat onto my unkempt clothes

than blood into my veins.

My mind simply refused to make peace with my body.

My eyes moved frantically against heavy eyelids.

They wouldn't shut, I knew.

Not until I'm done with my 55er.