Bilgundsroman Stories

Poems about life and death, love and heartbreak and mustering the courage to go on - despite it all. Majority of this was written in 2020 and 2021 and hence is inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdowns, the mandates and the heavy toll it took on our mental health. Having so much time to think about life led to a lot of existential angst - why are we here? and how do we come to terms with our ever-looming mortality? how do we grapple with the losses of people that we love? where do people go after they die? how do we cope with death? In short, it is a collection about both the darkness and lightness of life - about the realities of this ever-changing world that we find ourselves in. It was a way of coping for me in those long dark months - and I hope you will also find pieces of comfort and solace within these words - knowing that you are not alone, in your angst, in your worries, on your dark days.

A Girl, tormented by her past loves, gets on a tram, and finds solace and support from a woman who has gone through similar ordeals in her youth. As they each reflect on their pasts and decisions, a question which has tormented women for generations stands before them: how do you know when to leave the man you love? where you draw the line? should we run? should we save ourselves? and if we run, will we ever find happiness again? but most importantly, is there a 'right' answer? is one choice better than the other? this is a story about leaving and staying; and how blurry the line gets, when love is involved.