Retrospect – Ichcha Walia
I sit back and retrospect today, What is the thing that stayed? Even on the days you didn’t, And on the days I couldn’t. It was love all this while, Stayed in bits and pieces, Even on the days…
The Eyes – Jasmann Narang
Look clearly, at those eyes. With dark circles and a visage; sapped, Belonging to the pestering mother. Delusioned into a happy life; trapped Like clockwork, with dedication she works her life away. Into and through the veins of the eyes,…
How Does a Moment Last Forever? – Ananya Mishra
Sometimes I can’t decide if the present Is really where I want to reside, Instead of those chosen moments of bliss Like that serenely exotic day at the beach, Where my hair were the waves And my soul was sun-kissed.…
Reminiscence – Kavya Loona
I don’t wanna go back to the last century or so, I just wanna go back to my last birthday or Christmas a year ago, I don’t know what my future says, But truly I don’t even wanna know,…
Parallel of Epics – Lavanya Agrawal
Glued to our screens, What is time? For our hundred year old peers, Nothing less than God we are. Moving faster than air on land, And beating the limits of land by air; We, humans, have come a long…
Jar of Joy – Ananya Mishra
There once was a little boy, Who lived in a strange cottage; A shiny glass bottle was his favourite toy And his clothes were all different shades of beige Every morning, after eating a bowl of porridge, He’d trot…
Heaven or Hell – Ananya Pareek
Don’t let me study momma I have yet to go A mile before I reach Heaven or hell I’ve known it 3 years prior That my end is with you Maybe different times But it ends up the same The…
The Adventures of Mr. Teddy and I – Meher Narula
This poem has been inspired by the “dress-up” games played by children, where they let their imagination run wild, imagining themselves as valiant knights or regal queens. Today, I thought that we should also let ourselves be swept away in…
Escape – Sanjali Sharma and S. Mysha Urooj
I wish for an escape so eerie I hope it never breaks my reverie I wish I would view the things that I’ve never seen Be lost and yet be found in my own memories. My soul lies unrest…
The Tree of Life – Mohini Soni
I am alone, Crying in the dark, Where no one, No one leaves a mark. At the tip of the cone, Chilled to the bone, Thinking someone might arrive, Rescue me as I strive. As I walked on the timber,…
Love Forbidden – Aliyah Banerjee
“We’re neither black nor white, but gray. I can only feel the touch of your hand in mine. Beneath my feet, the ground slips away.” My hair is long, so is yours, You are feminine, so am I. And…
Conquering the Unfamiliar – Aayushi Bawa
One afternoon I said to myself, “Why isn’t fate more sure?” Never forget the fluky and insecure fate. The horizon is not bright! The horizon is exceptionally dumb. Never forget the bleak and dumb horizon. A posterity, however…
Mixed Bag – Kavya Loona
In Praise of Flaw Was that mistake meant to be? A blessing in disguise is all I could see A lesson learnt is better Than the miracle you wanted to see A little positive is all you’ll have to be…
Abate the Unabated – Arshia Khanna
I stood there tenacious, I stood there quavering, But Reluctant to mess up, Refuted to stand apart. Giving wings to her dreams, Giving air to my flight, All in all I tried. But still mocked I was. To…
Unveiled – Ananyaa Mihir
The home I could never visit, The heaven which has its history with blood in it Fuming red with the sky so blue Every moment brings something new A new murder, a new tragedy The pattern never changes What is…
And I Turn Ophelia – Anandi Ganguly
The vow to cushion one and thee ‘One for all & all for one’ you joyed, I packed your bags when you were gone And stood by, you told me to hang on (why didn’t you?) The black paint…
Fading Faces – Savyasachi Singh
They survive their days, And they close their nights, With their gaze all a daze, When they can’t stand upright. They hunger the eyes of the world, Rustling fingers against rusted walls, But are hidden, and left unseen or unheard,…
Bichromatic – Mira Sehgal
Lingering around town Is a man dressed in bichrome– With a splash of night on one side And a spill of milk on the other– Separated by F E A R He runs through the streets Laughing mercilessly At the…
An Unfair World – Sanjali Sharma
He stood for hours in the long queues, worked incessantly to improve his credentials, You didn’t give him the opportunity because Being your son is all that’s essential . He thought his merit would suffice And that he would…
Shattering Shackles – Jasmann Singh Narang
The hand is moored, into and beyond the rails, Perspiration throughout the body has ceased, The time for rumination has gone, As defunct and departed your soul may seem, With postulation of self-made notions of grandeur, Prepossessed by the whim…
Catalysts of Change – Piyush Senapati
We’re the novice generation of young revolutionaries, The teenage Gandhis, young Lenins and Mussolinis. Trying to fix a future bursting at its seams, We weave tapestries with our hopeful dreams. When hellfire razed the Amazon, For our planet’s salvation we…
Canvas – S. Mysha Urooj
Staring at the canvas, How can we fill it? Glaring the pallet, The paints sit still. A breath in, eyes closed. Picking up the paintbrush, Now no turning back. The beauty of the darkness hypnotizes, Captures one as if a…
Lockdown – Aarushi Alok Tiwari
Every day in this lockdown We will cherish one day Time with family That we spent all day Schools and colleges are closed But minds are open Every day can be a better chance To improve and enhance We are…
They Walk – Ishita Gupta
In the scorching heat they walk. In the thundering rain they walk. Blisters appear and smiles disappear. But they have to reach, so they walk. Hunger becomes their new friend And water their worst enemy but they walk. Four becomes…
Wrath of Nature – Mira Sehgal
She used to pluck ripe fruits from her neighbour’s yard—my grandmother tells me. She used to admire tiny butterflies, carelessly drifting through the wind, leaving behind a trail of colour and gentleness. She would wear a petunia behind her ear,…
This Is Society – Tarusha Singh
Us humans, we’re all of one kind Then why do we dissociate, differentiate? Our disregarded morals befriend a typecast mind Identifying them as particular is the perception we create Daily, millions of charming faces walk a single street Their words…
Thoughts in Verses – Likhitha Kavuru
1. (UN)CONFINED ECSTACY I twiddle my finger Into the loops of my hair Cautiously stepping Into the realm of ecstasy Waiting for shimmering Stardust to carry me away I sink my teeth into The fragrance of dreams Aahhh! Beyond mere…
Burning City – Tanishq Khurana
Delhi wasn’t just burning, it was screaming and begging for mercy. Its feet soaked in gasoline, ashes substitute tickles. With the spark of communalism and fascist narratives, Politicians grinned as they set ablaze the heart of a billion souls. Blocked…
Catharsis – Vrinda Rastogi
I wake up to rubble all around Smoke in the air and death on the ground Ash in my hair and soot on my face Sorrow rims my eyes that look around in a daze But I get up and…
Cataclysm – Sanjali Sharma
The world is shut down for a while, Earth has gone into exile, The soil and the sun slumber, Her oceans and flowers encumber. She is awake and irate, Her eyes; they precipitate, She’s done with our deeds, Exhausted by…
All Sunshines – Sanah Arora
The rays of the sun Gently kissed my cheeks My room lit up As I yawned and kicked off the sheets. Stretched my body Sat in bed for sometime My lips stretched into a smile Because I knew everything…
Check and Mate – Sarah Arora
In the midst of always gathering and bothering, We all have forgotten what we are shattering, All we have ever done is hampering. Nurturing nature at first, Then snatching everything unto the thrust. It all started with obtaining for a…
In A World of Fools – Saara Mathur
The melting snow, And the overflowing waters, The rising temperatures, And the planet gets hotter. We think it’s a joke but, Is it really, though? We not only waste water, But also forget the people we know. What happens to…
Through Rose-Coloured Glasses – Gurleen Kaur
After a long period of human torture and burden, Earth is filling its lungs with pure oxygen. Birds got their skies wide and clear, They can fly without any noise and fear. My eyes are pleasantly surprised, Seeing how nature…
The Holy Grail – Rimjhim Khambra
Songs of fire, Heart’s sweet desire Burning a hole in the desiccated clouds, Rain is nowhere to be found. Parched shore Starved floor Thirsty boats And closed doors But today, the light shines over me For I talked with the…
Lone End – Mythri Anand
My gaze, drawn involuntarily to the unmoving frame The overwhelming reign of illness, Unable to swallow that glimpse of the aftermath The utter destruction left in its wake. A shell left behind, Of a sickness, ah, so blind Throttle anyone…
The Payback Ploy – Tanvi Kamra
The trees are turning yellow and the sky is getting dark, Our hopes are getting cold and are starting to lose their spark. It’s a strange night, I wonder while looking out my window, While the global population is suffering,…
Illuminated Senses – S. Mysha Urooj
There is a darkness that clouds the mind, When the mind touches heights. When the mind longs to print paper only, And it becomes the printer’s devil. The darkness is a delusion, A delusion of happiness in everyone, A…
A Hero is Born – Adya Sukhija
As the world makes another spin, It feels pretty different this time! Her belief shines in her sparkling eyes As she prays for someone in a cape, to hold her hand. Flying, in the dark night sky, As one among…