Category: Waakiye

  • Ek aisi jagah jo dharm nahi dekhti…!

    Ek aisi jagah jo dharm nahi dekhti…!

    निकल रहा था मैं उस जगह के आगे से,
    आते-जाते दिखे सड़क पर वह,
    मिले वहाँ भीड़,
    जिस पल आप उसके आगे से निकले;

    कुछ लोग आए वहा चोरी के लिए,
    तो कुछ लोग आए जो आदी उसके,
    घर बर्बाद कर दिए उस चीज़ ने कईओं के,
    तो कई अमीर-तरीन लोग दिखे आपको वहा;

    कैसी बात है,
    मिले वहा आपको कई मेरे जैसे लेखक भी,
    औरतें भी,
    इंसान जो अभी-अभी १८ के हुए,
    वह भी जिनकी टाँगें कब्र में,
    कई मिले आपको बाहर खड़े,
    तलाश में अपने जैसे लोगों की;

    ना दिखी किसी को कोई ज़ात,
    ना दिखी किसी इंसान ने उसके सिर पर सफेद टोपी,
    या सिर पर कोई पगड़ी,
    ना देखे कोई साफ़ा लपेटा हुआ,
    और ना देखे कोई अगर एक बाल भी नहीं उसके सिर पर;

    सब जेबों में से पैसे निकाले,
    कई अपना फ़ोन आगे कर,
    क्यू-आर कोड की डिमांड करे,
    लड़ाई भी हो जाये जब पैसे कम पड़े,
    गाली-गलोच भी,
    लात-घूसे भी;

    अंदाज़ा हुआ के नहीं…?

    कुछ देर बाद,
    ये देखने के बाद के भीड़ छँट गई है,
    वह दुकान का शटर उठा ले,
    और फिर वह हताश भीड़ वापस लौट आए;

    कई उतरें महँगी गाड़ियों में से,
    कई स्कूटर पर से,
    कई पैदल आए,
    आता हर कोई ये बात पक्की…

    एक सूखा-कमज़ोर,
    तीली जैसा आदमी भी आए,
    और सेठ भी,
    लदी जिनकी उँगलियाँ सोने और हीरे से,
    चेन भारी गले मैं लिश्कती;

    जाऊ मैं भी,
    और आप भी,
    तरीके से इस्तेमाल करे तो ठीक है,
    और वह भी जो नाजायज़ फ़ायदा उठाए,
    और तबीयत ख़राब कर बैठे,
    नियत जो बिगड़ी उनकी;

    अब तो पहचान गए होंगे आप लोग-
    के अभी भी नहीं…?

    अगर नहीं,
    तो आपको बाहर निकालकर अपने आस-पास रहने वाले लोगों को देखना चाहिए;

    मिल जाएगी आपको आसानी से दुकान,
    उसके साथ चिप्स-कोल्ड ड्रिंक भी रखता वह,
    सिगरेट भी,
    चखना भी;

    जी हाँ,
    लगता है अब समझ आ गया हा आपको——



    English translations

    A place that doesn’t see any religious beliefs

    “I was passing by that place,
    Saw them on the roads, coming and going,
    Found a crowd gathered there,
    Whenever you walk past it;

    Some came there to steal,
    Some came because they were addicted to it,
    That thing destroyed many homes,
    Yet you would also see the wealthiest people there;

    Strange, isn’t it?
    You would find many writers like me there too,
    Women as well,
    People who had just turned eighteen,
    And those whose legs were already in the grave;
    Many stood outside,
    Searching for people like themselves;

    No one saw anyone’s caste there,
    No one cared for the white cap upon a head,
    Or a turban resting above it,
    No wrapped saafa was noticed,
    Nor whether a man had even a single hair left on his head;

    Everyone pulled money from their pockets,
    Many stretched their hand with their phone forward,
    Demanding the QR code;

    Fights would break out when money fell short,
    Abuses exchanged,
    Kicks and punches thrown;

    Still haven’t guessed it…?

    After some time,
    Once he saw the crowd had dispersed,
    The shopkeeper would lift the shutter again,
    And that desperate crowd would return once more;

    Some stepped out of expensive cars,
    Some arrived on scooters,
    Some came walking,
    But one thing was certain,
    everyone came;

    A frail, dried-up man,
    Thin as a matchstick, would come too,
    And so would the wealthy Seths,
    Their fingers loaded with gold and diamonds,
    Heavy chains glittering around their necks;

    I go there too,
    And I hope you’ve went there too,
    If used carefully, it is fine,
    But there are also those who misuse it,
    Ruining their health,
    Their intentions already corrupted;

    By now, you must have recognized it—
    Or still not…?

    If not,
    Then perhaps you should step outside
    And observe the people around you;

    You’ll easily find the shop,
    The one that also keeps chips and cold drinks beside it,
    Cigarettes too,
    And snacks to go along with them;

    Yes…
    Seems like now you finally understand…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • The dream of being an executioner…!

    The dream of being an executioner…!


    TW: Gore, psychological horror, violence, dissociation


    It was an eerie experience,
    A feeling un-felt before;


    There was something going on,
    That caused me to be weary;


    A sense of nausea,
    And an even more deeper sense of paranoia-
    As I looked at my hands,
    And they were covered in blood…!


    Someone’s life was taken—
    Snatched away by my hands;

    On looking at my fingers,
    Red was within the cuticles and stuck under my nails…

    I looked left and right,
    There was nothing,
    Nobody was there,
    Not even a single sign of blood spilled—


    But,
    I found a few droplets on the floor as I kept my hand on my knees as I sat on my butt…


    I tried to lock my head within them to escape what was happening around me,
    as I looked far left,
    I recognized the dimly lit bulb a few meters away…


    I got up through this sense of nausea and tried to walk in that direction,

    On the way towards it—
    I saw what seemed like the torso of someone,
    And from it I could see,
    A part of the small intestine,
    Curly and looped,
    Covered in red, looking pale white…


    Within a fraction of a second,
    I threw up,
    As I ran past the horrors that my eyes witnessed;

    I saw a corpse hung like an animal’s about to be butchered,
    Another one from which skin was removed and looked like it was waiting to be processed…!


    It felt like it was moving moments before; as remnants of steam were visible from it;


    On looking in the other direction I saw,
    A butcher covered in what looked like a black kitchen apron,

    Infront of me he chopped another person’s hand and it fell right infront of my feet,
    And a few specs of blood hit my face,
    Jokingly he apologised and picked it up,
    Covering the body,
    Or what seemed like a cubicle workplace using curtains,
    With number
    “336”…


    On reaching the light,
    I saw,
    A single paper board with a sign,

    "IF THIS FEELS ODD,
    OR IT FEELS LIKE YOU SAW SOMETHING YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE,
    RING THE BELL,
    SOMEONE WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU SHORTLY…"

    Before pressing the button,
    I saw people,
    Who didn’t have any work….!?


    They looked at me like they struck gold,
    Before I could press the button,
    Which was roughed up,
    Hinting at something that was excessively used,
    I stared through my peripherals,


    What I saw—
    I saw the same,
    Ear-to-ear smile,
    Realizing,
    What would become of me,
    If I were to press that button,

    maybe I would be someone with whom all of this would happen…?

    So, in that fraction of a second I made up my mind…!
    I just turned around went to my cabin and left after cleaning up,
    And just exited the hallway,
    The last number that I saw in that room hinted at the number “999”…

    Before I could exit,
    I signed a form,
    A Form that said,
    I saw nothing,
    I did nothing,
    And,
    I don’t know what happened,
    As I exited the door,
    Remnants of what I did were slowly creeping in…!


    A continuous stream of blood heading to the center of the room,
    going down the drain, maybe it was powering someone or something;

    The specks of blood hitting my face,
    And those eyes—


    The eyes from the torso staring at my soul,
    As I kept my mouth shut and ran home;


    I rubbed my face and cleaned off all the blood,
    Until the water ran clean down the drain,
    I wiped the mirror and in it I saw,
    A face that I recognized…


    Same as the torso,
    Same as the person who chopped off the hand,
    Same as the faces who were looking at me from afar,
    As I sat there contemplating it all,
    What was that I saw…?
    Who were they…?
    Who am I…?
    Why was I on the ground…?
    Why was I chopping someone’s hand off…?
    Why was I staring at myself before pressing that button…?
    Who am I…?


    As I stared into the cabinet and took out a bottle,
    And poured a heavy drink to forget everything;


    Even after a few,
    I was still on the edge,
    As I picked up this pen and pad,
    I faced a bigger problem…!


    I faced something that was even worse,
    Worst thing to ever witness with my own eyes,
    But,
    The reality kicked in,
    As I saw…

    I saw,
    A pre-written note,
    Describing exactly the same,
    Repeated countless times,
    No matter how many pages I turned,
    Everything I saw,
    Repeated with gruesome details,
    And I left the pad;


    I looked into my drawer and found a packet on which was written,

    "WHEN YOU NEED TO FORGET THINGS,
    TAKE ONE,
    WITH WATER,
    BUT I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY,
    SO TAKE IT WITH A SMALL WATER BOTTLE IN THE LOWER DRAWER…"

    A small bottle was placed in the bottom drawer,
    As I took a pill,
    And a swig of water,
    It took me out the very next instant…


    On waking up the next day,
    And finding a written note on the bedside lamp which I missed,
    “Place a small water bottle in the lower drawer,
    And never tell anyone about anything…!”
    “Repeat the cycle if necessary…”

    On staring at something I couldn’t recognise anymore,
    I went to the bathroom, washed my face,
    Placing a water bottle in the lower drawer,
    As ordered by the note,
    And got ready for work,
    The next day…




    The dream ended abruptly and I found myself waking up at 3:25 AM with cold sweats and my AC going steady at 24 C for the timer I set for two hours…!


    A dream within a dream that I saw and felt like I was trapped…!

  • A dream that turned into reality…!

    A dream that turned into reality…!

    Dekhe woh mujhe sadak par uss gaadi ke paas se,
    Main thaa andar uss banquet ke——
    Khoj rahi thee woh aakhein kisi ko,
    Dur jo jaa rahi thee mujhse sadaa ke liye woh…!

    Jaise hee mere nain pade unmain,
    Rona sa aaya,
    Abhi kal,
    Uss beete hue kal tak thee woh meri behen,
    Aur aaj uska vivaah,
    Chale jaana ha usne doosre ghar,
    Aur ho jaana ha kisi aur kee usne…;

    Main apne kadam rok naa sakaa,
    Aur furti dikhaate hue pohonch gayaa,
    Fataa—fatt seedhiyan woh charh kar,
    Aur dekhne lagay woh nain mujhe,
    Uss gaadi kee baari main se,
    Thee woh num,
    Par jaise mujhe koi fikar see nahi…!

    Chand palon main
    mein aa pohoncha uss gaadi ke paas,
    Woh jo foolon se sajee;
    Aur mujhe kuch kuch mehsoos sa hone lagaa,
    Mere aas paas ke logon ki aakhein thee num,
    Ro ro kar bura haal,
    Par,
    Mujhe dekh sabh hairan hue,
    pareshaan bhee;

    Kee,
    ladki ka sagaa bhai,
    Usse uski bhen ke dur jaane ka koi gumm nahi…?

    Sabh sahi thaa jabh tak woh thee meri aakhon ke saamne,
    Jaise hee woh doli wali gaadi par sikke baje aur tankaar sunte hee woh chal diye——

    Chand palon main meri aakhon ke saamne se ho gaye dur,
    Mujhe chinta hone lagi;

    Hone lagi mujhe uss bhen kee jisne mujhe badhte hue dekha,
    Jisne mujhe nuksaan se bachaya,
    sambhal kar rakha iss dunya se,
    Ho rahi thee woh mujhse dur…!

    Meri aakhein bhar aayi,
    Aur uske mere nazar se ojhal hote hee,
    Jaise main dahaad maarke rone lagaa;

    Saans jaati dekh,
    Mere aas paas ke logon ne mujhe sambhala,
    Aur paani pilaya,
    Paani peete saar hee main apne khwaab kee dunya se ek jhatke se apne shareer main aaya,
    Aur chand pal nihaarta rahaa uss pankhe ko jo thaa mere upar…!

    Aur baj rahe thay 2:57 am….

    Sapna thaa ek jo likha maine upar,
    naa jaane kyon par khoob roya main uss subeh…!

    pyaar ho hee jaata ha jiske saath aapne zindagi bitayi——
    ke nahi…?

    Another one of the already answered prompts forcing me to dip into my written posts…!

    It’s good to go back and tweak posts written by yourself and relive the memory once again….!

    The proof that being active here means that a lot of the stuff will be recycled…!

    On the other hand,
    None of the above happened,

    She was happy and we were happy too…!

    We will be waiting for her return once a set time period is over and she will stay with us for a week…!


    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • In a fight to seek Justice….!

    In a fight to seek Justice….!

    An already answered prompt telling me to go into my saved half written posts and completing them…!


    Trigger Warning:
    This piece references sexual violence, crimes against minors, death, and the emotional aftermath of injustice.


    न्याय ?

    आए दिन खबर आए,
    आस में हम सभ की न्याय…!
    
    किसी दिन,
    एक छोटी लड़की—
    २.५ साल की;
    
    एक बुजुर्ग औरत किसी दिन,
    ८० साल की थी जो;
    
    
    और हमारे मुंह से निकले,
    वही शब्द;
    
    ——
    
    किसी अनजान के मुंह से वह निकले हैरानी में,
    
    मगर—
    पीड़ित जो,
    उसकी माँ-बाप के मुंह से निकले वोह,
    आह में,
    अनंत दुख में;
    
    ——
    
    बस एक ही गुहार जो आज इकट्ठा हुए—
    इकट्ठा हुए हम सभ,
    कि
    कभी मिल पायेगा,
    उसको,
    या उसके परिवार को 
    न्याय?
    
    या
    घूमते फिरेंगे कुछ दिनों में ये हैवान,
    फिर-
    किसी और के साथ ऐसा कुछ होने पर,
    उसे मौत के घाट उतार देने पर;
    
    
    मिले वही चेहरे,
    एक बार फिर किसी दूसरी रैली पर,
    एक और जान को गवा देने के बाद;
    
    हम सभ भूल जाएँगे,
    एक बार फिर से भूल जाएँगे;
    
    क्या होता है वोह शब्द,
    जिसको पाने के लिए एकत्र किए थे—
    इस सरकार से,
    इस खाखी वर्दी से;
    
    कि,
    कभी मिलेगा हमे,
    या,
    उन पीड़ितों के घर वालो को,
    

    न्याय…?



    English translation….! ⬇️


    Justice….?

    Every other day we hear the news,
    All of us seek justice—

    Someday,
    It’s a little girl
    2 and a half year old;

    Someday it’s an old woman,
    80 year old she was;


    And from our mouths you hear,
    That same word;

    ——

    From an unknown person’s mouth its spoken in a tone that’s surprising,

    But,
    From the victim’s—
    Their Mother’s and father’s mouth its heard
    In pain,
    In eternal sorrow;

    ——

    On that same painful note-
    We all have gathered here today,

    Someday we’ll be able to find her,
    and to her family,
    Justice…!

    Or,

    In a few days these animals will roam freely,
    And again,
    when this act is repeated with someone,
    And her existence is removed from
    the face of the earth;


    The same faces will meet again,
    Meet again on someone else’s rally,
    After losing yet another soul;

    We all will forget,
    In this deranged forgetfulness we will seek justice once again;

    Seeking that word or its meaning;


    To find it we have gathered here today,
    From the government,
    From these policemen;

    Can we ever find it,
    Or,
    Help their parents find…

    Justice…?


    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A serious conversation about WordPress and what people really want you to see…!

    A serious conversation about WordPress and what people really want you to see…!

    What gives you direction in life?

    2/05/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    There is a problem that comes in with being active on WordPress…!

    and I hope someone has encountered it too…!

    And,

    to prove it to you all I am attaching a image below ⬇️

    All of those show you prompts that I’ve answered some time before;

    And,

    before I began I made a promise to myself…!


    I won’t answer a same question until there are significant changes in my life;

    and I haven’t had that drastic of a change in my life that I go on answering the same questions again and again…!


    So,

    I’m going to dip into my some freely written posts without any restrictions of time and thought process…!


    Do you only see what you want….?

    No...

    Sometimes they only show what they want to be seen as,
    and they're so good at it,
    you come to know it later,

    that—

    They aren't even a speck of what they act,
    like their behaviour and their actions are polar opposite of what they are with you...

    ——

    I’m glad I came to know this earlier and distanced myself,

    or rather,

    I'm glad things came up and brought distance between us...

    ——

    Now that I sit back and see,
    I cannot agree more with those pointing fingers at you,

    and telling the world—
    what sort of a person you are...

    ——

    I'm glad and breathe in peace,
    that no-where,

    there will be fingers pointed at my face,

    for the fact that I was still in contact with such individuals...

    (P.s.
    I might have been,
    but,
    all of our connections are long gone...)

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Pseudo—camping and joining back work….!

    Have you ever been camping?

    1/05/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    It was a slow day at work yesterday and I had to join back someday and I told myself why not today…!

    So I went back to work and started where I left off and began working on the blanks that I prepared before I took the days off for my sister’s wedding…!

    I was able to hunk off quite a bit of material and I think I will be done with what was left around 1 in the afternoon—

    And I will begin on the second lot today itself and prepare some material for stock as we were running out of it before I went on my leave…!


    A packed day it is and it will be a long one too,

    but,

    I need to draw a line somewhere,

    I need to fulfill the promises I made to myself and set boundaries at work like working for a finite amount of time and we have started to reject emergency orders which bring us under a lot of pressure and even after the order is complete we are given the same amount that we were supposed to get if we were doing it on a normal time like a span of a day or two…!

    It’s a lot of work that we are turning down but that comes after being forced to work like literal machines and not being paid adequately for it…!


    And once that happens we can charge extra for the emergency work that requires same day action on something…!

    It’s not something I see purely from a business pov but;

    I see it from a view that it gives us a sense of accomplishment and we are adequately paid for it too because we are making time from our packed routine to accommodate your emergency…!


    Something that is hard to see if you’re not looking at it from an industrial pov where things go wrong and require maintenance at every single step…!


    Coming back to the prompt

    Camping and my views on it

    Let me be honest;

    I’ve never been on a camping trip per se—

    like,

    We didn’t plan in advance and bought gear and prepared ourselves and took training for setting up tent and any other thing…!

    But—

    I’ve been to enough hill stations and have enjoyed the pseudo-camps that they have set up there…!


    I remember a trip to a place called narkanda which is 60 something kilometres upwards of Shimla and where we booked our homestay…!

    And at that place they were setting up these tents next to the bonfire that they had made out of old metal drums and they were putting in wood that they brought from a shed that was attached to the property…!


    and after paying extra we got in those tents and took the feeling of what it feels like camping…!

    Well,

    pseudo—camping to be honest

    because all of the stuff was provided to us like food in plates and timber was added to the fire by the homestay staff;

    and all we did was sit put in that rent and even blankets were provided to us in that tent and we slept like logs…!


    Let me bring your attention to

    Pseudo—camping

    because that is what we did,

    we didn’t hunt(pretty sure that isn’t allowed here in India)

    we didn’t cut down trees to keep the fire running,

    and we didn’t set up tent as it was already there;

    But,

    we did feel like we did camping…!

    (or maybe in an essence…)


    To camping—

    A pseudo one if you may;

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • An Indian kid’s favourite festival and the aftermath of a wedding programme…!

    An Indian kid’s favourite festival and the aftermath of a wedding programme…!

    What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite?

    30/04/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I’m back here after a gap of a few days and successfully completing my sisters wedding programme…

    A few things still remain incomplete and a few payments still remain pending which will be completed in the coming week…!

    We have that sort of liberty with businesses we made purchase from because we buy stuff from them on the regular and we started our conversation with this fact that we are from the bride’s side and we will have expenses…!

    And,

    only after they agreed we picked up stuff from them;


    The time forward will be of a lot of hardwork and we will have to pinch ourselves and save each and every penny(well in our case rupee)

    Because in the coming days ahead there will be people who will be visiting us both from ours and grooms side and we will have to prepare ourselves accordingly;


    And,

    I’m happy for the fact that we were able to manage it on our own,

    well we took help of my cousins and a brother who is not blood related but took the place of someone who’s more than that and arranged it all for us…!


    Other than that,

    all of us will be operating in recovery mode because we moved so much here and there each day;

    All of my joints are making a clicking noise when I move and I can’t seem to do away with the back pain that has been surging from the day before the programme started;

    Maybe because I had to sleep on a foam mattress that we took from a business on rent…!

    All of this will generally fade away on its own,

    but,

    I’ll find a doctor or a physiotherapist if the pain persists longer than a few more days…!


    Coming back to the prompt

    My favourite holiday and why I like it…

    Being an Indian and Panjabi Brahmin on top of that;

    We don’t celebrate Easter or Christmas but we do get involved with the people following Christianity in their celebrations…!

    For me it would be

    Diwali 🪔

    A festival that all of the nation celebrates at the same time and welcomes goddess Lakshmi asking her for prosperity in our home;

    Also lighting diyas 🪔 in our homes;

    Just like the people did in Ayodhya when lord Rama won the war with Lord Ravana…!


    We,

    Well most Indian children like it because we are with our family, eat sweets and we are handed over money in the form of gifts and we can use it however we want when we are adults;

    But,

    when we were kids all of it was taken away from us by our parents…!

    something that still stays with us even after so many years…!


    We are together and we pray to the almighty to bless us and the people around us with life and prosperity and we also ask for forgiveness for our mistakes and shortcomings that we have and also ask for the power to get over them in the coming year…!

    We also ask the almighty—

    For a better life to those who have left for the holy abode and maybe reincarnation into another life…!


    A festival that reminds us of the people who we were with last year and their presence is missed if they aren’t with us anymore…!


    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Things people with p•rn addiction don’t talk about…!

    Things people with p•rn addiction don’t talk about…!

    They don’t talk about the addiction—
    how it kills them,
    their will to live too…!

    They don’t talk about waking up at 3 in the morning,
    when everyone around them is asleep,
    —-

    They wake up contemplating in their mind the niche they plan on exploring,
    searching links that they saved,
    maybe a suggestive reel online,
    or somewhat of a revealing one that’s pushes them over the edge…!

    ——

    They find themselves submitting to theses urges and complying each time to whatever the mind wants them to do,
    Not thinking it will be the one who will be the one spilling all the hate later…!

    ——

    They find themselves on their beds,
    or on the can,
    or in the shower,
    trying not to think about committing the act,
    but they often loose the battle;

    And when that happens,
    it brings them immense shame,
    Which comes bundled with hatred,
    a lack of empathy for self
    And a loss of respect for not being able to even think in a positive sense,
    much less sparking a change…!

    ——

    Before committing the act,
    it’s like they are neutral in a sense,
    Until they feel the urge to do the deed,
    it’s due to one of these readily available media that comes at their disposal,
    maybe Instagram reels or TikToks that are suggestive,
    and those clips make them think about the person behind their screen in a certain way,
    which is far from normal…!

    The corrupted thought to violate them and those ideas are sent to them on a platter by their mind…!

    Later,
    They feel a certain way about them,
    bundled with disgust,
    and hatred towards the person who they saw on the screen or imagined in their mind…

    Blocking them,
    or telling the ai,
    not to recommend them,
    and,
    If one of them slips though the cracks,
    the same cycle repeats itself…!

    ———

    Sometimes,
    they wake up at three,
    contemplating a thought——

    Knowing they will have guests over later,
    and won’t get any time free from
    them;

    So,
    their mind improvises on its own,
    it tells them to get up——

    Get up at an odd hour,
    and look at them without letting anyone know about it,
    And after being in a confined place like-
    their room,
    Their brain tells them to get off because it will be impossible later…!

    And that’s how they spend their early morning,
    finding the right clip,
    and,
    imagining themselves in the place of the person in the clip and make their mind feel the same,
    and once the act is over,
    they cry,
    cry at their sad miserable selves,
    knowing they are neck deep into this problem that shaves at their consciousness…!

    They try to talk to their G0d,
    asking for help as to get away with this way of thinking,

    asking for forgiveness as soon as they are done watching it,

    asking for a blessing that might come and save them from this problem that takes their will to survive away;

    But,
    nothing of sorts happens;
    and,
    The utter amount of shame kills them.
    And,
    when they try to open up to the people they trust——
    They are made fun of,
    and,
    they never speak about it ever again…!

    Well,
    they’re made fun of about it because that sort of things breeds within that group,
    maybe all of them are going through it,
    maybe,
    all of them are in the same boat fighting the same reality

    and for them,
    joking about it,
    or making fun of someone who is in the same boat is the way to get out of the problem…!

    A problem,
    That breeds like an infestation,
    overtakes their complete will,
    and leaves them hanging like a dead man…!

    A fight,
    they keep on losing and re-fighting,
    until—
    they erode the version they were and this person who is no longer a real one in their own vision,
    Who tries to slither and make their way,
    often failing more,
    and fighting even more,
    each day…!

    Fin

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A mother left all alone…!

    A mother left all alone…!

    It was a lone evening,
    and we were on our way to the last few houses for the day.

    To finish early, we decided to call one of our extended relatives —
    hoping we’d be free by 7, maybe 7:30.

    We left the previous house around 6:30.

    That house was alive —
    kids running around, adults in conversation,
    teasing, laughter, talks of marriage,
    plans, and maybe a child in the coming years.

    They insisted we stay for dinner,
    but we politely refused —
    saying we had more houses to visit,
    and that we’d eat at home with my sister,
    the bride to be.

    A few minutes before 6:30, we stepped out
    and decided to walk to the last house.
    It was just a few blocks away.



    It was a four-storey house.

    We rang the bell,
    and after a moment,
    a frail old woman opened the door.

    Her fingers were curled inward,
    only the thumb moved freely.

    Imagine holding the stem of a wine glass without your thumb —
    and then living like that every day.
    (Image at the end…)

    She asked us to come in.

    ———

    Her husband had passed away suddenly
    a heart attack, in the bathroom.

    And now, she lived alone.

    Her son and daughter-in-law had moved abroad.
    The decision was made quietly,
    and told to her only weeks before they left.

    The grandchildren —
    the reason she woke up every day,
    went with them.



    She walked us upstairs slowly,
    a slight limp in her step.

    The house was big.
    Too big.

    A sofa, a television,
    three rooms, a kitchen,
    and a balcony that opened to a park outside.

    But it felt empty.



    She brought a tray.

    Two empty glasses.
    A bottle of cold water.

    She asked us to pour it ourselves.

    There was something in her eyes —
    something between hesitation and acceptance.

    I poured the water,
    and asked if she’d like some.

    She said she had already had water at 5.
    She wouldn’t need it till later.

    We couldn’t drink either.



    Her maid arrived soon after,
    and brought tea and some snacks.

    Before we left,
    she spoke about her son,
    her family,
    the sweet noise that once filled the house.

    Then she said,

    “This house…
    it’s just four walls now.
    I feel trapped inside it.”



    She picked up a the big box of bhaji (sweet)we brought

    “What will I even do with this?” she asked.
    “I won’t be able to finish it.”

    My mother smiled and said,
    “Slowly…
    you will.”

    She smiled back.



    She asked us to stay for a meal.
    We refused again.

    A few more minutes passsed,
    and after she promised to come for my sister’s wedding,
    we got up to leave.



    As we stepped out,
    something didn’t feel right.

    And then she said it.

    “They’ll find me dead someday…
    and even then, they won’t be able to come.

    Someone else will do the final rites.
    Maybe someone my daughter in law’s brother who lives nearby…!

    Because I know…
    they won’t be able to.”



    Fin.
    Her hand looked like this…!

    A sad reality that I witnessed that day,

    and felt like it had to be brought to this world…!


    Keep your loved ones near and call your parents if you haven’t,

    Meet them,

    tell them you love them,

    and hug them…!

    While you can…!


    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • What is this rage that I feel these bursts of…?

    What is this rage that I feel these bursts of…?


    It feels like I’m going to burst out of my skin ,
    If I don’t do something about it;

    And,
    If I decide to act upon it someday,
    It will either be the end of a person,
    Or
    End of me in an essence…!

    After spending a good amount of my time waiting for a product
    or
    even something that I was promised and it doesn’t happen;

    It feels like I’m going to
    blow up and burst in a fit of anger…!

    I’m meeting them after sacrificing my precious time,
    and I hope their’s is too;

    Out of nowhere comes this delay of their arrival,
    Something that they promised in the first place,
    and to be there before me too;

    And now;
    When they don't stand on their word——

    There comes a sudden burst of anger,
    an uncontrollable one,
    That makes me feel that I have less worth,
    and pushes me to get up and walk away from this meet-up…!

    I try to tell myself that they might be stuck somewhere,
    but,
    Another voice tells me that,
    ”They live here in this city and they must be aware of the time it takes and the place they chose,
    maybe it gets congested,

    Plus,
    Being wary of it,
    they should have left earlier…!”

    After having this bout with myself,
    or
    this voice of mine;
    
    I come to a conclusion to wait,
    and they appear infront of me,
    as I’m waiting there;

    And when they arrive,
    on seeing them all of the voices fade and a feeling of happiness takes over me;

    Maybe it’s some evil from within that tries to push me in a wrong direction away from people and their company,
    Wants me to rot in my room all alone;

    But,
    Not trusting it for a while
    Enduring it for a little while,
    it makes all of it worth it;

    A message from this heart to yours…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍