In A World Of Beauty

I am flawed like the moon Beauty marred by ugly spots I Plunge into never ending gloom Scared of the sprouting dots It’s a life of a hag in a world of beauty… I am a woman of youth and grace Trapped in a worldly maze of hurtful jibes Running from the world hiding my…

Mere Words

Words, mere words they were That you used to sweep me off my feet Your sweet words they were That drowned me in your thoughts They were your tender words That left me pinning for you Words, mere words they were That you used to pinch me and leave me bruised

Bitches Be Bitches

Tons of insults are hauled at me Each day I face comments that hurt My personal space is encroached They bare my soul, leaving me vulnerable But should it affect me? After all- “bitches be bitches” It should and it will, but… Each fall is a chance to get up Every tear is a hope…

The Techno Love

“A new roboticist has joined us”, announced a mechanical voice. After the preliminary courtesies, all went about their work. In a world full of artificial intelligence, the living beings had turned a robot themselves. No feelings, no urge to break the routine, nothing excited them apart from a new invention. What a lively place it…

Suffocation- Two Sides To A Coin

“Dowry caused another woman to lose her life.”, read the headlines. “Suffocated with a pillow”, a line that triggered a chain of thoughts in a female reader. “The suffocation that she felt in the absence of oxygen killed her and what I feel being restricted on speaking my mind is killing me everyday! But nobody…

Silence- A Cry For Help

“Times change and so do people.”, all her life she had believed this. It gave her the strength to go on and hope that things will change in her favor. People did change, for the worse! Then one day all her hopes of a better life died with her. Crying by her lifeless form, her…

Message In A Bottle

Ready to plunge into the angry sea, the moment when death seemed an inviting option. Just a moment before ending his worthless life, a bottle floating in the water caught his attention and jolted him back to life. Same place, a few months ago, a guy stood there breathing his last while writing a message….

Why Me?

We are close, yet so far… That I feel trapped in a jar I scream out of hollowness All I have is emptiness You are here, you are mine All is well, but nothing fine All my happiness, did I borrow? It’s all gone, left with sorrow Why me? A woman? So am prone? To…

On The Pavement

After a harsh day, she settled on the pavement, not wanting to go further. She was surrounded with so many people but amidst the crowd she felt alone. All of a sudden a little kid popped up with balloons in his hand, asking her to buy one, she shooed him away. A few minutes later…

Two Travelers

A boy, a girl Classmates and may be more. College canteen, class bunk Coffee and feelings both pour. Two broken hearts, two stories Together, one friendship Fake laughter, forged smile Both drowning in the same ship Gripped by sadness Yet, fighting it brave. Pulling the smiling front Guarding the inner grave. One sad, the other…

A Shattered Soul

With dreams in the eyes and hope in her heart She enters the wedlock, filling love in her cart A life of eternal bliss and romance was her plan Little did she know, wife beater was his clan She was welcomed into the new home with whips and sticks Silence and accepting seemed to her…

The Last Of Glistening Ocean

Far across the oceans a man dies everyday Bit by bit, he craves to be near his bae Miles apart his love breaths her last Alas, he is stopped by the distance so vast With pain in his eyes and hurt in his heart He rubs away his tears, which hurt like a dart Watching…