Unsaid words...

The crevices on the road remind me about the cracks in my life. They remind me of the many dark gaps I had left unfilled. It reminded me how I left everything behind and how those crevices affected my life. I am now leaving those unfilled crevices; I am now walking away from my past. -Samanah. Rizvi

And I wondered why fish fingers were called “fish fingers”. Was it to tease the fishes for not being gifted with fingers? Or just making people order fish fingers to actually see if they were served with them? Funny how we got fooled with a tricky name, funny how I was never served fish fingers.                                                     -Samanah. Rizvi                                                                

When there is so much to write, why is your page blank today? When you want to empty your head, why aren't your finger typing those words today? When you want to tell the world how you feel, why are you so quiet today? Today everything seems different, The words you use are no longer yours, The language you speak is not known to you, The path you have chosen is not chosen by you. Today you want to write but the world won't read, Today you will write but your page will remain blank. -Samanah. Rizvi 28th July 2013 22:22 p.m

Kabir and Kiara were laughing at each other during their wedding. He kept teasing her. She kept blushing away. He taunted saying, “From shorts to a wedding dress! Oh my God Kiara! Such a drastic change.” Kiara kept blushing and occasionally nudging Kabir to stop with his teasing. It was a big day for the two of them. It was something that they never imagined would happen to them. The two of them were childhood friends. Childhood friends and not childhood lovers. It was a different and a funny day for them because they had always been the best of friends. Their family knew each other because of them. It was a perfect story but definitely not a love story. Kabir and Kiara grew up together. They stayed in the same neighbourhood. They went to different schools, had different set of friends but were inseparable when they met in the evenings. Kiara had always been a tomboy. It was an advantage for Kabir because that way he had company of a girl who shared nearly the same interest as hi...

He was so attached with Alpy the lamb. She meant everything to him. He was proud that he covered her up whenever she needed him. He couldn’t bear the pain she went through when he was separated from her. Wool now lives with Shelly, covering her up when she feels warm. Wool’s incomplete love story.                                                                                    -Samanah. Rizvi

This life is too small to stand n frown,   At least my life is worth smiling at!!   This life is too small to think about the past,   At least I keep forgetting about the Bad times I had!   This life is too small to think about what I don’t have,   At least I am happy with whatever I have!   This life is too small to think about what I lost,   At least I am happy that I Won!   This life is too small to think about WHY ME?   At least I always said TRY ME!   This life is too small to think about your enemies;   At least I loved them for making me their centre of attraction!   This life is too small to think about how small is it?   At least I know how much I want to live                                       Samanah.Rizvi ...

A perfect life Kiara didn’t have permanent plans. She made a few commitments in her childhood which were now obligatory for her. If not obligatory, she just didn’t want to break people’s hearts with those false promises. In her innocence she always told her family and friends that she wants to become a doctor. She was obviously unknown to the fact that she will have to bury her head in those fat huge books. Since the decision was made she decided to give it a try. Kiara was a beautiful young girl. She was perfectly tall and had a very pretty smile. Her dimples added the final touch to that smile. If she would ever become a dentist she would be the most beautiful one. Kiara never thought of her own dreams. Her family made decisions for her based on her innocent statements. They did support her with everything they could. She was just a gorgeous girl next door trying to fulfil dreams for her family and somewhere for herself. She was a girl who wanted to fall in love with the perfect guy ...

She was not expressive with her words But her silence spoke a million words She had a few friends She had a few favorites Life was always filled with surprises for her Surprises that left her stunned, surprises that made her what she is. Her past was on the grey side Her past was the fault she didn't want to live the present She tried moving on but in vain, Someone in her life wants her to move out of that pain. Someone in her life wants to see her smile again, Someone in her life wants her to laugh her heart out. Someone wants her to be expressive with her words Someone wants to hear her rather than her silence. Someone wants her to be happy because somewhere someone is sitting afar waiting for her to smile again.

Secrets I walk this empty street thinking about the secrets I keep As I walk ahead I turn around to see what’s left behind? Is it worth a smile? Is it worth anyone’s time? I made mistakes, hurt a lot of people Not more than the scars they gave Not more than the hearts they broke I walk this Empty Street, thinking about the people with me Are they worth the efforts I take? Are they the ones I really need? I walk this empty street thinking about this beautiful dream In which there are happier people; brighter days and no secrets to keep…                                                                             -Samanah. Rizvi

In this world of hatred and jealousy there is a girl who sits and smiles away to glory She has her reasons, she has a story In this world of broken hearts and faded memories, She sits and mends those hearts and clears their vision to relive those memories. In this world of troubled pasts and ugly family histories, She tells people to look ahead because everyone is fighting their own battle. She lives for the people, she lives to see them smile.  She lives because this is just one time she can do everything right She lives because she knows that she will spread her light and shine bright In this world of hatred and jealousy there is a girl who sits and smiles...                                    - Samanah. Rizvi                                        18th July 2013         ...

         It's not a story... School and childhood crushes are always termed as infatuations by people. But when the same couple gets married they are called childhood lovers. No doubt most of the love stories are infatuations and Bollywood’s fault but no one knows what might just work out. Some people are fond of love since they actually watch a few movies or are around such love-struck folks. And then there are people like me (or I might be the only one) who are commitment phobic. I don’t really have the guts to tell my parents that I am in love or I like someone, not that my parents haven’t approved of anything as such or they will honour kill me but I just can’t. Commitments require true dedication and true love. True love has never hit me maybe. They say that heartbreaks turn people into artists or just sad lovers. A heartbreak did make me write my first story but it wasn’t a love story. It wasn’t a story. His name was Shoeb Kapoor.  He was li...

I Do... It was a very horrible day for my mother to fix a meeting to meet a guy for an arrange marriage proposal. As I was looking outside my window pane and cursing the heavy rains, my mother entered the room with a big lot of Indian wear. “You better select a good dress and look like Madhuri Dixit, family oriented guys love her. Please don’t wear your torn jeans and act like that party girl Deepeeka Padukone.” I laughed at my mother’s innocence and the way she elaborated on “Deepeeka”. I was in a very confused and dull state. Arrange marriage for me was like the last resort because I thought it was meant for people who had no hope of falling in love. This meeting was more like a blind date. I had never met this Kabir guy and I so knew that the better the name the lousier the person would be. The better he sounds on the phone the more idiotic he would look. Looks were never criteria for me but a person should be smart and decent enough to carry himself. I picked up a dress ran...

                                    THE GIRL WHO WANTED TO LIVE Why would anyone get addicted to something that gives you a temporary feeling of numbness and happiness? Why are these people not tough enough to face the world without a drug addiction? Kiara’s best friend was dealing with a drug addiction. It seemed normal for everyone but her. At first it was a big thing for her because even the word smoking was a no-no for her.  She was trying to figure out the new “high-ways” of this age. She knew what was right what was wrong and she obviously knew how her friend was hell bent upon ruining her life. Kiara wanted to try everything in life. She had tried smoking and it was quite evident that she didn’t like it. She wanted to help her friend out. Her friend Alisha was a very unique and talented girl. She was beautiful. She had this charm in her that attracted people towards her. ...

Not so perfect People always crib about their life because of their expectations from it. Why were you expecting something from it? Why can’t we just give everything a shot without expecting a payback on time? A little delay leads to the famous dialogue, “I don’t believe in God because he is too busy making others happy.” Kiara tried keeping everyone happy in her life. If things didn't work out her sister or brother she would blame herself for being irresponsible. She tried keeping her parents happy. She did all she could. She did her best with education, people, love, friends, career… she still wasn't happy with the outcomes. Because she was still not employed, she was still not a perfect sister or a perfect daughter. She had her expectations from life. Because she did her masters she wanted the best job, because she gave good presentations in college she wanted a good salary package. It  wasn't  too much that she was asking for. It was obvious she was getting ag...

Here’s to the Past What do you do when you fall for the perfect guy? Date him? Marry him? What do you do when you fall for the not-so perfect guy? Give it a shot? Forget about him? What do you do when you fall for a Guy who according to you is perfect but not according to the traditions, religion, and both your families? Forget the world and date him (or marry him) OR Forget him and keep the traditions, religions and family happy? Well Kiara did the latter. She had the perfect guy for her but had to let go because her family, traditions and religion wasn’t happy. She felt happy in his arms, she was in love with his silence, she genuinely laughed at his wit, she dreamed of waking up next to him every morning, she loved him he loved her, she was happy so was he but the world wasn’t. It was the first day of college. A new step towards life. A little more freedom given by God to you for you to let go off everything and just enjoying life by taking a few decisions on your own. I...

                                                 When I learnt how to walk I had a lot of butterflies in my stomach and was damn nervous the night before I joined Ogilvy as an intern. My friends and family kept supporting me. It was a very different kind of a feeling. I was nervous because this is my first job my first step into the corporate world. It’s the 1st baby step that you take into this world that changes your life forever. Though I am just an intern, my life would just change in a few hours.  Interning at Ogilvy is a real big thing. It’s like your people go all crazy - "OMG! Ogilvy? You are an intern at Ogilvy?? Wow!" I dint even know that I had that talent in me to get through the interview I knew I needed a lot of polishing and a lot of guidance. I need to learn a lot of things including how to scan your id to get a door pass. Anyways my...

Destiny- Follow it or Change it... I have realized that no matter how hard you try if things are meant to happen they will. Even if you go out of the way or u put in your best struggles. Destiny has and will always play a major role because though you have the power to change your destiny? God has better plans. Maybe he has written a better script for you, maybe things  shouldn't  work out your way, maybe it’s you who has put yourself in that situation. Life has and never been easy all you can do is enjoy, love and spread the love around. Make the most of every single moment so that God is forced to give you another day to live. Looking at the happiness and satisfaction that you derived from the gift of life that you got he will be forced to give you better days, better times and better people.  Talking about people now, Never! Reserve a space in your heart for anyone. If they want to stay in your life they would take that extra step, they would take some ef...