While facing the irreplaceable loss of our loved ones, pain, grief,
and sense of loss incapacitate us. Above all, terror too is included
in this package of emotional turmoil.As we become entrapped in
webs of fear, and anxiety, it gets difficult to convey our feelings a
nd emotions. However, as we slowly begin to come to terms with
reality, initiate taking steps towards healing in the absence of our
loved ones, grief keeps coming in circles. We are stranded again,
not knowing how to cope with the unbearable loss.Nevertheless,
in one instance, we discern, the ones who left us are never truly
gone, but are always with us.

Still here with me is a collection of soul stirring poems and prose
by Lakshmi P. Ganapathy. It is an emotional rollercoaster ride
into the realm of the author’s grief following the loss of both her
parents within a span of a few weeks. Her writing shines a light
on nostalgic memories of childhood, the love and affection of her
parents, her grief, and her journey towards healing whilst carrying
the love of her parents in her very being. As the title goes, she
strongly believes that her parents' loving spirits are still with her,
in her veins, in her breaths. A fervent faith she has, that her
parents' love would still guide her in life.