the other day i found a piece of jewelry from years ago and remembered how it used to mean something but now it just sits in a drawer— i tried to look it up online to see if it was worth anything but the site kept crashing and i had to put my phone down, then realized how silly it all was while staring at my empty wallet, just wanting to escape but knowing nothing could change the past.
so i just realized i spent all this time rearranging my bookshelf to feel productive but now i just stare at it like a shrine of unfulfilled aspirations. there are books on there that have never even been opened and it’s like they’re judging me for not being more adventurous or something.
गृहस्थी की ये टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी बातें, पर मेरे दो प्यारे बेटियाँ जब ऐसी बातें सुनती हैं, तो समझ नहीं आती कि क्या उन्हें ये भी सिखाना पड़ेगा कि लोग अब भी मानते हैं कि बेटा होना ज़रूरी है।
गृहस्थी की ये टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी बातें, पर मेरे दो प्यारे बेटियाँ जब ऐसी बातें सुनती हैं, तो समझ नहीं आती कि क्या उन्हें ये भी सिखाना पड़ेगा कि लोग अब भी मानते हैं कि बेटा होना ज़रूरी है।
i just spent all my money on a vending machine— it felt like a high-stakes casino with no way to cash out when the chocolate bar got stuck and now my life feels as empty as that damn machine.