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I Used to be a Daddy Once

By on November 9, 2010 in Poems & Stories

I USED TO BE A DADDY ONCE My sons were born some years ago… they swelled my pride and filled my soul now their mother hates me…this I know I used to be a daddy once… They are smart and they are strong I hope they understand that I was wrong the name I’ve shamed…they [...]

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What it’s like to be rejected

By on January 19, 2010 in Poems & Stories

Ready to start a brand new year she makes her way to school, with hopes that on the popularity list she’d be with the cool. She finds her class and walks inside to wish she’d never came. The way they talked and things they wore made her feel ashamed. She looked don at her tattered [...]

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The Promise

By on March 2, 2009 in Poems & Stories

1 June 4, 2006. The Lufthansa flight from Newyork landed in Chennai at 2:15 AM, thirty minutes later than the scheduled arrival time. Mohanasundaram was waiting at the arrival terminal with increasing anticipation. He scanned the hundred faces coming out of the airport for his son. After about forty-five minutes, Arun kumar walked out, waving [...]

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Au Revoir

By on February 23, 2009 in Stories

1 Present Day It was the first Monday in weeks when I was not in office before ten. As I saw the frosted sundial of my old citizen ticking eleven thirty, I cursed myself for the umpteenth time for choosing that insurance company. I found out that the other companies did not require so many [...]

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Nightmare of Santa

By on January 5, 2009 in Poems & Stories

A drop of water fell on ground I tried to see look what I found The tree has grown The sun is bright The kids do play When deep in night The dungeon wall It stands so high I looked straight up Could see the sky The wizard took off his hat I just couldnot [...]

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