About the Author

My belief is that free verse is who you actually are, and I got this as a license to express myself and all the happenings of my life. Unbound by the limitations of poetic rules and form, I write just for the sake of it to let go of whatever is hurdled inside my mind; the worries, sorrows, achievements, happy moments, and setbacks – it’s absolutely everything.
This poetry journal is almost a 3rd of a century and half of the total life expectancy of an average man in it. As a free verse poet, poetry isn’t some literary masterpiece for me but an expression of how life is for me – from napkins to actual journals, I have written on any medium that I’ve found as a thought scurried across my mind. The part you’ll read is a remanence of the 10 years my dad was diagnosed with COPD, his long-drawn death, the agony of knowing and waiting as his well-being diminished over the decade, and dwells further on the changes I went through over this period.
Read along fellas, find your voice in free verse like I found mine, be free, raw, and original!

Life’s Journey is Never Linear and Neither is Healing

Having kept a poetry journal for over 30 years, I have poured my heart into my works explaining beautifully yet painfully how the final years of my father’s life marked the most profound changes. Not only are the poems relatable to the readers, but when every time I pick up this journal it takes me back on a bittersweet nostalgic ride that keeps echoing through my existence. It’s raw, painful, and mirrors through my soul!

About the Book

My life was turned upside down when my father was diagnosed with COPD as I saw his slow, stretched-out death for ten years. Just three weeks after I found out about my beloved father’s illness, I became a father myself. After that, I was diagnosed with epilepsy, and it started to seem like I was being constantly hit with one harsh reality after another, so I found solace in penning my heart down.
The poems in my book touch upon sensitive topics of life metaphorically and poetically such as marriage, children, divorce, epilepsy, and more. My poetry not only takes you on a melancholic ride but is also a reminder of our mortality. I understand that most of us have seen death this close to us, taking away from us our beloveds, and hitting us with the truth that life is just a breath long.
I poured my soul out into this collection not only for myself but for every reader out there who has experienced the death of a loved one, loss, divorce, and has been hit by the realities of life, yet they stay strong for those that they still have and the life that they have left to live.