As I compile these thoughts tonight, I want you to stare at this hideous sight. Agony will surround you, as the smell of his blood Diffuses within the air and enters your nose. He was the first; impregnated with perpetual desire. Ghastly looks, unmeasured wants and cruel, indeed. I cut both…
Look around you, look at the sky, Illuminated by day, dimmed by night. Look at your feet, that control where you stand, Altering positions, to the unplanned. Your fingers alone, rotate between things, From different nail colours to refashioned rings. We live in a world that is prone to change,…
My pen’s tip belaboured the paper, Letting the ink seep into its deep pits. It transfixed the pages to form fatuous words, It engulfed the white in its blue blood. The words, as though rising from the dead, Stood up with toil and asked me a question. Blue eyes, bleeding,…
Whirrr! Ching! Tic! Zzztt! A pump in my heart, gears in my brain Whirrr! Ching! Tic! Zzztt! It’s all I do, every day Eat, sleep, study, repeat A never-ending stairway Whirrr! Ching! Tic! Zzztt! It’s all I do, every day Textbooks & notes & exams & results Class…
Looked out of the window one late night, Just to see smoke fill the sky, This imagery of this nation put me in thought, Is there more to this than what meets the eye? We say too much but do too little, Minds of the innocent for you to riddle.…
Faint from fever and thirst, As though from hunger may he burst. For food and water repeatedly he knocked, But for him, every door was locked. Every door slammed shut in his face, The society shunned him because of his race. Not from the shackles of discrimination was he…
Popcorn on the floor, Mixing with the acid in the drink. Handprints, oil and blood from blinks Running through the cracks on the door. Holes in the membrane of the speakers, Shouting and crying: “where will this lead us?” The curtains, wrapped around your head, Take your brain and punch…
Once there was a fair lad, Who walked serenely on his path. Nothing to make his road any funnier, Nothing to tear him apart. No road is smooth for any traveller, This ugly truth he faced, Sorrows plucked his content swagger, To beat them, fast he raced. Familiarity was unseen,…
A gift from heavens was bestowed upon her, A line of immense gratitude on her face, as the little angel began to stir. With great care, she clutched her bundle of joy close to her soul, As she realized, that the little one had made her life completely whole. Eyes…
DEEP BRILLIANT RED Hatred is spilled out in screaming brutal red Guns are wielded meaninglessly, terror is spread Even mind-numbing violence fails to make some realise That satisfaction never lies in the bodies of the dead. The empire called the world isn’t ruled by a few and others have the…
Looks like you forgot to recognise me today, your eyes are probably covered with the communalist cancer; I lay birth to the fire of the world, the leaders of today, your corporate giants, mesmerising musicians and the cream of dancers. I stand here in front of you today, with this…
The ghosts of old memories revisit Breaking weakened barriers Their cries echo against the walls of my own mind, Their words, beautiful words, Twist themselves cruelly within, Haunting, taunting in soft whispers, Their white fingers caressing the brain, Each touch inducing pain. Resurrecting old buried fears. Afraid, alone, my mind…
We’ve grown up reading fairy tales Where the coveted heroes were the males But let me show you what they really entailed! What you were told isn’t how the story progressed It was the stereotypes that demanded that they this way be expressed, It was the men that failed to…
Soul’s Voyage You’re on a voyage to my soul You’ve travelled my whole body, You’ve been to each and every place, You know all the whereabouts, It’s as if you aren’t even a traveller anymore, You have resided here, And claimed that this body of mine Belongs to you, You…
When I look back It’s me running in a sack Oh! How I remember those carefree days When I had no bills to pay Waking up at 12pm feeling great Now its 8am but oh no I am late Oh!How I miss those days When everything was so happy and…
She floats down a strip of gray Unaware of it all Her dance as light as a fairy’s wingbeat Her music, like a thorn; A piercing din A deafening silence A life of misery & pain. “It’s simple”, they say, “She forgot her place, Her punishment will be a constant…
They go through a lot, no matter what Their life is a beautiful blessing But why call them delicate? When stronger than a barricade, Capabilities we keep guessing If not nice, be fair with them, Cut the lust, fall in love with them, They’re powerful women, not afraid of…
From dawn to dusk, she works here and there, Is she fine, does anyone even care? The whole responsibility of the house is on her shoulders But people just stare past her like big black boulders. She is the one without whom life is incomplete Then why does she work…
