Stories

Stories..
short or lengthy, fragile or mighty
half-truths or maybe, whole lies
classics or contemporaries
or any other category,
we might put them under
Tell, and retell them
as events, as lessons
debate and argue, over
their authenticity, their forgery
but aren't we forgetting
something
basic and vital
about their existence
like they are
meant to be listened
truly listened not just heard..
In a way that once told
we retain
the unique map of the place
the distinct traits of the characters
the specific turn of events
of the story, in memory
but more than anything
what stays, or should stay
ideally
is how it felt
walking that place
in the shoes of the characters
as the events took place..

Stories are lived when told well..

- Krutika Tawde