Inhale. exhale.
Rohit Sukheja's slim collection refuses to offer quick fixes or saccharine reassurance. Instead, it settles beside you—quiet, patient, understanding. Through carefully chosen verses and reflections, he explores the complicated terrain of affection, sorrow, recuperation, and the often-painful process of releasing what we've held onto. What makes this work distinctive is its refusal to pretend that moving forward feels good. There's no forced positivity here, no rushed timeline. It reads like a companion who listens more than talks, who recognises that sometimes the most honest response is simply being present. The structure itself mirrors its philosophy. Start wherever appeals to you. Read sequentially, backwards, or dip in at random. Healing rarely announces itself in orderly chapters, after all, and neither does this collection. Some passages hit like a sudden breath returning to your lungs. Others land as relief, long overdue. Each one carries a quiet insistence: you're genuinely not navigating this alone. Sukheja's voice feels intimate, as though certain lines were penned with you specifically in mind. That recognition, that sense of being seen, isn't accidental. This is best savoured at a slower pace, when you can sit with what each page offers without hurrying toward resolution. Because sometimes, the most restorative thing a book can do is simply acknowledge the weight you're carrying.
- Author: Rohit Sukheja
- Publisher: Evincepub Publishing
- Genre: Poetry
- ISBN: 978-9373358093
- Pages: 208 pages