jhanavi raman

Fear

Expecting perfection is a fool’s game, Yet nothing less I expect when I hear your name. Not that you don’t have your flaws, Just that they were ones I would happily endorse. Yet today what is this fear that sits tight? That doesn’t let me stay calm or breathe right? So many things to say,Continue reading “Fear”

Oh Dear Heart – Part 2

Love like never before A smile creeps in as I take your name, A wild, beating heart, which knows no tame. There’s so much more than just love here, Peace, calm, joy, no sign of fear. I take a moment to reflect, Your flawlessness, complete with defect. A random date, that’s how it started. AContinue reading “Oh Dear Heart – Part 2”

Oh Dear Heart – Part 1

With him in the Title I can never be, What he wants to see. I know he can never, Give it all up for me. Yet why does it hurt, To see who he is and who he’s with, wrapped up so closely? Do you like him? I ask myself. Oh Lord! I don’t know,Continue reading “Oh Dear Heart – Part 1”

A Pendulum of emotions

When you are thrown into a new environment, albeit by choice, you go through a range of emotions. This is a poem that was written during one such phase. Credits to Amma and appa for getting me to write it. I hope any of you reading this, going through chaos, are able to feel better by the end of it for always believe that ‘after every low comes a high’!

An escape – A new beginning

This poem was written, right after a beautiful ride, with my best friend. Two young adults, 19 years old, felt that we had created a bond for ourselves and that many more adventures were yet to come. The image displayed is one she took, during our journey! Two souls, one mind, To get out ofContinue reading “An escape – A new beginning”

Letter from a daughter to her father

This is a poem, in the form of a letter, which I wrote to my father, when he was going to start a new role, post 24 years of service in a single organization. A venture he was a little worried and apprehensive about! Yes, that’s papa. Hey Dad, Today is a very big day.Continue reading “Letter from a daughter to her father”

Valentine’s day – The dark side

Valentine’s Day. A day to be celebrated indeed. Yet, what we always fail to see is the other side of this day. The darker one. Where hearts are broken, pain is eminent. A day where everyone wants to put up a show. This is a poem, I wrote, one Valentine’s day, after hearing a horrible,Continue reading “Valentine’s day – The dark side”