Shail’s Nest

You killed me yesterday
when defenseless I lay
in your arms.
In love with you
longing for you
lost in the depths of your eyes

You killed me yesterday
when defenseless I lay
in your arms.
Your words
sharp as swords
sliced my heart neatly in two.

You killed me yesterday
when defenseless I lay
in your arms.
As I lay [...]

-  A short story

She was miserable. Her heart felt heavy. The tears ready to flow. He doesn’t love me. I know he doesn’t love me. Loneliness enveloped her. Unbidden dark thoughts filled her mind. Cutting through it, like a ray of sunshine escaping the dark clouds, memories of the times she had felt so close [...]

Lines deeply etched
Skillfully engraved
On palms visible
By hands invisible
Origins unknown
Ends unseen
Making us move
In a predestined groove
The reasons clouded
In mystery shrouded
The spawn
Mere pawns
Lines once drawn
Never redrawn
The master craftsman
Having provision none
In his infinite grace
To alter or efface
- Shail Mohan (Feb 2008)

Showcased post from shail-mohan blogs @ sulekha.com

It is almost a month since the junior son fractured his wrist. It is now time to have the plaster cast removed. So off go the Mom and son to KIMS. That’s Kerala Institute of Medical Science for you. It is a long drive from home. They make it in good time. Having completed the [...]

I am a cipher
You try to decipher
To find your answer
My love, come closer
Take off your glasses
Look deep into my eyes
They hold the keys
That unlocks the codes.

See the wild roses
The haunting demons
The changing seasons
The heart’s reasons
Thorns that prick
What makes me tick
The castles I build
Dreams distilled

Loneliness that chills
Love that fills
Pride that kills
Silence that stills
Captive [...]