Bittersweets / इश्क़ कमीना

Longing becomes more poignant

Magdalena — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:41:39 +0000

Longing becomes more poignant if in the distance you can’t tell whether your friend is going away or coming back.

~ Coleman Barks

Love Actually

Magdalena — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:42:42 +0000

‘Oh… ok, right. Well, I’m a little relieved,’ Daniel says.
‘Why?’, Sam replies.
‘Because I thought it would be something worse.’
‘Worse then the total agony of being in love?’, Sam asks incredously.
‘Ah… No, you’re right. Total agony.’

~ Love Actually

He Sounds Like

Magdalena — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:48:16 +0000

He sounds like he’s missing something or someone that he knows he can’t have now, and if he isn’t I certainly am.

– Sini S.

We sit under the

Magdalena — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:48:19 +0000

We sit under the harsh lights, slowly sipping Denny’s coffee.
“It’s really sad how we keep trying each other on like worn-out sweaters, knowing that they are too frayed to wear.” He lights a cigarette and looks around the room.
I gulp the too-hot drink to give myself an excuse for the tears that are welling.
– Heather White

I love you

Magdalena — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:47:20 +0000

“I love you,” he said. “I think I’ve always loved you. It hurts not to be with you, not to have you know how I feel. I would die for you. I need you — oh, God. Oh, God, you look upset.”
“Hmm?”
“You look upset.”
“Oh, no, I’m sorry. I was thinking of something else.”
– Greg Knauss

Are you happy?

Magdalena — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:46:32 +0000

“Are you happy?” I asked as I leaned over to kiss him goodnight.
“I hope so,” he replied, and I got out of the car smiling.
He was backing out of the driveway at 45 mph when I realized that I didn’t know what he meant.
– Lauren Klein

I don’t know

Magdalena — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:46:00 +0000

“I don’t know how I feel right now,” I said.
“Will you ever?”
I bit my lip. “I’m here now. That’s all I can guarantee.”
– Jacqui

So that’s it?

Magdalena — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:45:28 +0000

“So that’s it?”
I didn’t understand what he meant. “Wait, what just happened? Are we broken up?”
“I don’t know.”
“Well, I’m not finishing this conversation until this weekend when we can finally talk in person.” I thought that he would at least agree to that.
“Then I don’t want to see you this weekend.”
– Courtney Trammell

He showed up

Magdalena — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:44:53 +0000

He showed up an hour earlier than he was supposed to, with a panic-stricken look on his face and presents spilling from his arms.
“Listen,” he said. “Making you happy isn’t making me happy.”
“What makes you think I’m happy?”
– Lisa L.

You know, I really do

Magdalena — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:44:02 +0000

“You know, I really do miss you.”
“I miss you too. Why are we apart?”
“I don’t know.”
“Maybe we should try to…”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because… just no.”
– Brad Dickson