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 the million stars, Probably visible to the eye, for the…
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 from the outside and within with barriers and propaganda, The…
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 ceaseless needs. COVID-19 has spread expeditiously, Folks are breathing their…
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 could be so nice. The chirping of birds is all…
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 that poor soul, To know his babies won’t…
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 need, Which extended more like greed. And to karma, nobody…
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 rain Convinced her to pour down, rain over me Get…
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 in a merciless grasp, Never unravel such a clasp. A…
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, I observe the earth glow. It didn’t take long for…
Choked sobs As our sanity this dystopian society robs Violent screams from the CAA furore Shaking us to our very core Remember to keep the masks on, Scrub your hands until the germs are gone This malicious virus affecting many Won’t spare any Thriving economy In ruins now What’ll the…
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 look at the flesh beneath my feet
I take one step forward as my heart skips a beat
It is hard to leave my past behind
To let go of my grief and start a new life
So, I take one step forward, away from my home
From my family, my friends, their blood and their bones
And another step, and one more
I march on to a new life
Rubble all around me but eyes filled with hope
~By Vrinda Rastogi, Amity International School, Noida
I like this!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 phrase My eyes slowly drooping down Filling itself with peace…
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 delusion where stress is fictitious. This darkness clouds the mind.…
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 will be alright A new morning A new day…
The dirty little angel spread out its dirty wings, One O’ The 4 Horsemen Of Apocalypse, Plague, gives his blessings, The journey starts to spread and bear the beginning of new life, Off to work is the diligent wife. A journey of long-distance, only to be made for a day,…
“GET UP!” yelled my mom, my home’s alarm clock, for the hundredth time in my ears, and I sprung up from bed, like a car put into gears. Banging into chairs and the almirah I was finally in the bathing room But the person in front of me left…
They try to make the audience laugh, Some laugh, some don’t Some understand, some don’t Satirical comedy is the name The new-age humour It’s called ‘Stand-up comedy’ Jibing, sneering, mocking, taunting The subject in question The speaker moves on from one subject to the other Changing targets frequently Wisecracks, memes…
Through the windows was slipping no light, Everywhere, only the melancholy darkness of the night. I loved to sleep, and this was a great opportunity, But with the Sun gone there was something queer about the city. I looked around the World, which was utterly confused, As the…
I dream of a cliff, Alongside which I walk for miles, In utter silence, Floating out and in Of the eternal abyss, Like a happy child, Ignorant of science. But then a blow Pushes me below The lucid clouds, Of pure innocence. And I fall, With no control, Into the…
