it is a different kind of existentialism
where my hair sticks out
and my voice is weird
and some people know my name.
when do you know of someone
and when do you know them?
books are better judged
by their covers
than their summaries.
we leave reviews of people
on people
so, they dress up their bookshelf
and hope they’ll find a matching pretense.
can you bookmark a story
in real time?
the metal ones
always seem to fall out.
pseudonyms are interesting
because they don’t mean anything,
and if they do,
the true story is a confabulation.
can you plagiarise your life
from a book?
just ask the dearly departed
and the storytellers who try to
but fail miserably.
in the book,
you don’t know
that my hair is sticking out
and my voice is weird.
you know what I tell you,
what is told to you.
if you don’t understand me,
you’ll leave.
chances are, you won’t
stay.
the vintages ones lie in dust
and pretty prose
and pretend
they don’t know who they are.
~ Smriti Haria
India
Your writing is so intricate and it makes me feel so much!! It’s amazing!!
Thank you so much for reading it and your lovely words!
Well said …. Smriti,
You certainly deserve ????????applause n roses..
That’s very sweet of you, thank you!
Conscise, compact, insciesive nd impressive
Keep it up my girl from where it comes.
As always, thank you for your constant support and love!
Smriti, well written. Loved “matching pretense” . Keep them coming.
Check ” Labyrinths” on fb , am sure you ll love it
Thank you so much Kaka! Will do :)
Conscise, compact, insciesive nd impressive
Keep it up my girl.
Conscise, compact, incisive nd impressive
Conscise, compact, inscisive nd impressive
Keep it up my girl.
Well done Smriti. Keep writing ??
Thanks for checking it out!
Well written. Congratulations. Keep writing.
You will reach great heights.
I appreciate it, thank you :)