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Separation
Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color. W. S. Merwin (via Liyana) And something appropriate, from one of my favourite films, Hedwig And The Angry Inch:...
Sent To Sathyam Cinemas
Dear Manager, I am writing to complain about a disappointing experience I had tonight at your cinema. At around 7pm, I was at the food counter on the ground floor, waiting for my turn. A man suddenly came to the side of the woman in front of me, who ...
I Could Drink A Case Of You, And Still Be On My Feet
I love Tori Amos’ cover of Joni Mitchell’s A Case Of You. I remember that time that you told me, you said Love is touching souls Surely you touched mine Cause part of you pours out of me In these lines from time to time (full lyrics here)...
The Venus Flytrap: In The Mood For Nostalgia
I once lived in a house that had only one article of art on its living room walls: a smallish framed poster from Wong Kar-Wai’s In The Mood For Love. In retrospect, it was almost a mockingly ironic statement for that home, but that’s anot...
Poem: Frida to Sharanya
This is my favourite photo of Frida. By the time this photograph was taken in 1938, Frida had mastered the art of the unwavering gaze, not to mention the projection of masculinity. The Trotsky and Cristina affairs that wreaked havoc on her marriage h...
