Boys don’t cry
Men can’t cry

Tried not to
Wiped them with restless palms.
Ironed out my puckered brows.
Tongued my lips into a smile-like formation
Unnoticed, they seeped in
Welled up in corners
Blatantly refused to dry up
Now, expected without forecasts on an overcast day
Or, maybe on a sunny day
Warnings issued.



“Tissues roll up to fight the impending floods”
“Tissum Tissum cries the world in unison”
“Tissues running out of paper”
“Trees uproot by themselves to get it rolling”
“Last tree on earth to uproot today”
“Watch movies. Donate books. Who the fuck reads them anyways!”
“Newspapers go online”
“A new study shows advanced long term memory loss in children; causes unknown”
“Studies reveal that white board learning affects long term memory”
“Invest in multi-story apartments and live for a day longer”
“800 die as a multi-storey building collapses”
“Swimming lessons to rip your pockets”
“After Vietnam, Afghanistan too sends their first man on moon”
“NASA bombs Quaida997A”
“Fear of death plays with hormones‘
“Couples copulating at public places on a rise”
“Live your last moments in mother’s lap. ‘Mother’s Lap’ now open at Goregaon (opposite Mashoor Babubhaiya mithaiwale)”