Saturday, April 18, 2020

Paawan

P is for Paawan


Paawan.
He traced the name delicately in his diary.He wanted to add a syllable to it. I.
And then he could be Paawani.

"Paawan," he heard his mother call out. The pen slipped from his hand. His heart thumped and he quickly closed his diary, "Yes Ma."




15 comments:

Nisha said...

Hmm..it's not easy to alter, is it? Even if it is the most imporatant I.

P.S. I replied to your comment on my blog which you must go back and see 😊

Srivalli Rekha said...

Dear me! Such a wonderful way of presenting him. Hope she understands her son.

Sonia Dogra said...

Such a tragedy. I hope we have the courage to accept people as they are. Or so many will never be able to come out of their entrapments.

my space said...

@ Nisha its more about accepting who you are

@ Srivalli I so hope she does. Thank you

@ Sonia Isn`t it ? We live in hope..

Arti said...

Wow! what an impact packed in just a few lines. Brilliant.
Hope he find the courage he needs to add that 'I'.

Ira Mishra said...

Hope he finds the courage to accept himself

CRD said...

I had to read this thrice to understand the deeper meaning.

Once I understood it, it was so powerful!! Silly me.

Short, beautiful and thought-provoking.

Cheers,
CRD
https://scriptedinsanity.blogspot.com/

my space said...

@ Arti I hope so too

@Ira IYes. Only then will he find the courage to add that I.

@ CRD Thrice ? I need to work on clarity then. Glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by :-)

A Lady Lawyer said...

Awww my heart goes out to him. May he have the courage to express his true self one day!
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How do we know said...

What a lovely, lovely post! What an awesome point made in so few words!

my space said...

@ Noor..I too hope he accepts himself

@HDWK Thank you :-)

Preeti lekhrajani said...

It is so hard for Paawan to be honest....u don’t know how ur near and dear ones wil react! Arti u are a genius.....in a few lines you said it all!

my space said...

@ Preeti Yes preeti it is very difficult...Glad you liked it

Srishti Rajeev said...

A well-written story! Reality, I must say. Hope all turns out well in the self-discovery process of Paawani

my space said...

@ Srishti Thank you. I pray so too