As I lay down my battered head on your lap, mom ! bliss befalls my wrathful inner thunderstorm. My insomniac teary eyes have been bleeding so, in a pain that refuses to kill and denies to go. I have been a captive of my own wounded body, Oh Mom ! Release my tormented soul from [...]
I did everything for you but What you did you do? NOTHING! I always tried to understand your feelings But what you did you do? NOTHING! I held your hand when you felt lonely But when that loneliness dragged my life What did you do? NOTHING! You were frustrated I became your support but when [...]
Continue reading …Dear Readers, This poem is the outcome of a wonderful conversation of mine with my friend…enlightening one. So here we go … The world we see is just our imagination, everyone seems to be in havoc without destinations, no one knows where their path may lead, everyone seems busy nobody paying heed. A [...]
Continue reading …It’s an early morning in December Soldiers go passing by along the gravel crisp roads Of a winter laden, cold bitten Rajpath. It’s amazing to see how their feet go about in unison Making music, when even my tongue is frozen In my mouth for a song. It’s cold. The few stars that cling to [...]
Continue reading …Something that never changes You are always answerable to it, Those things are carved in away, They never fade, they never jade, Just to remind you that It was that day… The day when came camouflaged No one recognized the fate, Everyone so unaware and arrogant, But there was something conspired, Just to remind you [...]
Continue reading …Everyday I pass by a ballerina school on my way home from work. I’ve been obsessed with this institution ever since I was in high school, when I first saw it. It’s funny because the establishments around it are mostly high class bars where women sell their services. The ballerina school seems so out of [...]
Continue reading …This poem is a love poem. It tells the story of a woman who was betrayed by the man she loved. But she couldn’t get mad at him, because she too was guilty of cheating. She realizes that their mutual betrayal did not come into being because of malice or lust, but because they have [...]
Continue reading …This poem is about film, about the power of cinematic images. Its persona is a director, dreaming up shots and scenes, worried about whether or not she will be able to communicate what she thinks and feels to her audience. In the end, she concludes that her loyalty lies both to her art and to those who watch [...]
Continue reading …You said goodbye & I didn’t Coz you moved on but I couldn’t!!! My eyes set on fire with tears ablaze Life seems to be an endless maze!!! What, oh what did I ever do to wake up at night screaming ‘NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!’ Oh, the humanity…oh, the pain! From this exchange, who stood to gain??? Every [...]
Continue reading …The words ring in my ears, “I don’t really know you at all!” I think you’re trying to be funny, or are you completely appalled? If this were to be true, then you dont really know me at all! & you’ve paid me no attention, as I’d never let you fall… I’m not some random creep, but I [...]
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