Writing backlog

The steel that has sliced through your veins pierces deeper,
as the veil covering your wounds grows thicker.

Let the veil slide away my friend,
let the wounds fade this day.

As I witness this dreaded day,
the beauty in your fearing eyes makes me say:
Let the veil slide away my friend,
let the wounds heal this day.

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Silence - a strangled
telephone has forgotten
to ring.
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My wandering mind rests in your eyes,
trying in vain to understand.
One brief second, and it goes insane.
The thoughts are lost in all its vastness.
They have no connection and make no sense, but
they are plenty.
Plenty enough to keep me going, through all this madness.

The portal between the mind and eyes
is now but a thin line, as vague as it is unseen.
The mind is unaware of what the eyes convey.
The eyes fail to convey the message in yours.
I wish to tell you that it's me and not you,
but my being fails to comprehend.
All that is said now is nothing.
And again,
I let it be, for there really is nothing to say.

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This , as the title suggests, is old stuff. Stuff that adorn the pages of my notebooks randomly (mostly written in a slant, I have no idea why). I haven't written much in a while. And I don’t date my work anymore, coz being reminded of how long it’s been since I last wrote is depressing.

I have to make a collection of a kind of writing (poetry, short stories, screenplays, photo essays, anything) for the end of this semester. And I just can't decide which one to pick! Any suggestions?

Punctuation,

It breaks 'em bounds,
it rips 'em apart,
it satisfies 'em hounds,
that never cease to want,

It opens doorways,
it leads you through,
it goes on to say,
till there is no more way,

It keeps you wrapt,
it keeps you intact,
it's just another tact, my friend,
simply a longer dot.

I stole from random blog-hopping find:


Where is your cell phone? Charging on my bed, under my pillow
Where is your significant other? Out having Eid briyani!
You hair colour? Black
Your mum? Bloody pissed off with me right now
Dad? Cleverly avoida playing the bad cop :)
One favourite thing? Books
Your dream last night? Nah, slept like a baby
Your dream goal? To be happy and successful
The room you're in? My room in Bangalore
Your hobby? Reading
Your fear? Drowning
Where do you want to be in six years? Working in a well-known ad-agency, earning a lot more than I need.
Where were you last night? Strangely, visiting relatives
What you're not? Confident enough
One of your wish list items? A guineapig named Donut
Where you grew up? India, Dubai, Singapore
The last thing you did? Eat chocolate
What are you wearing? Blue jeans , brown top and Aerosoft slippers :D
Your TV? Is almost never watched by me.
Your pets? None :(
Your computer? An old Acer. I'm happy with obsolete technology..I guess.
Your mood? Indifferent
Missing someone? Not really
Your car? Umm..
Something you're not wearing? Flourescent underpants :P
Favourite drink? Water. 'Tis true
Your summer? Involved a lot of travelling - the kind I don't like.
Love someone? Yes
Your favourite colour? Black
When was the last time you laughed? 3 minutes ago
When was the last time you cried? It's been a while.