#Silence

They awed her beauty, charmed her by raining praises and poems,
Poor souls...if only they knew that the only thing that worked on her was --

The glide of his gaze and that smitten half smile in silence.

#Lie

‘Amma your daughter is a well-paid model, so just stop fussing over the five star prices and order!’ she told her mother charmingly.

Overhearing her two tables away, his lips curved in a sly smile.
She did charge well for spending nights with men like him.

Glossy lies often paint the murky realities quite effortlessly.

#Fantasy

Wrapped warmly in his arms,

drifting into sleep against the lullaby of his thumping heart.

Her ultimate fantasy of embracing death.

#Betrayal

Eyes shared sleeplessness, lips uttered promises

Fingers tuned caresses, heartbeats rhymed choruses

Things would have been different, if only the body never betrayed!

#Circle

1 Nov, 1994: She entered the world amidst tantrums, disgust, hatred and mother’s tears.
1 Nov, 2014: She departed the world amidst tantrums, disgust, hatred and mother’s tears.

Life had completed a full circle for her.