“ACTION!” he yelled loud and clear, The director’s voice cut through like a spear. Into motion it set the lighting crew, Who bathed the stage in sunset’s vibrant hues. The actor stood up, personifying his character, As he looked into the actress’ eyes that shone silver. Beside the director stood…
Humming and thumping, Hoping to feel the vibration, Hoping to feel something, And, hearing that hope shattering. My ears are powerless, I’m programmed to respond to nothing. The silence however, isn’t unheard. Not a day, nor a minute, can I block out the deafening silence, It makes my head pound,…
come morning, my hair tighten and wound themselves to fit into thin braids, knitted as one in elaborate dos wince in discomfort before accepting their fate sit like dutiful nationals— head down and ears twitching in wait of liberation. deprived of resources and rights, my hair is inundated by bands…
The voices truly wake up, When you stop seeing the world, Out the glass of the window, And notice instead, your own reflection. Examining every nook; The longer you stare At your smudgy echo, The more faults creep up. The cracks of skin, At the corner of your lips, But also the…
“What’s the time?” you ask me And wait for me to look at my silver watch That my mother gave me As my father, an ardent Shakespearean, quoted, “For those who love, time is eternal.” So you wait, looking at me. Instead, I look up to you And hold your…
Looking out the window, Into the dark night, I see a light– Glowing bright and shiny, Making the moon look tiny; It’s walking towards me, Coming nearer every second. It takes my hand, In its long shiny tentacles. It pulls me, It takes me in, Into the velvety black shadows…
And one day you look, Look piercingly deeper, Or are forced to listen, What you wish were lies. To find that a truth You had built yourself upon Had been so volatile all along; Leaving your organs strewn apart. Maybe it was a heart you thought you knew, A heart…
Glanced the lioness through her tears, Were her insecurities her real fears? She deepened the gaze in her tears; Realising her looks were so fierce. No wounds deep enough to obstruct her way, She brought to herself a hopeful ray. As they stalk along the way, Over the green pasture…
The scars on her body said it all, How much she was tortured all night long. The accused was bailed, Much to her dismay, Was it her fault that she was raped? “It must be me,” said the skirt. “No, it happened to me too,” said the saree. “Me too,…
Too many cooks spoil the broth, That’s why between emotions we get caught. Sometimes we cry and mourn, Sometimes we laugh from dusk ‘til dawn. Happiness doesn’t lie in following others, It lies in finding yourself, expanding your capabilities further. Be happy the way you cherish, Follow your dream before…
These nasty places People with double faces They never affect me With all this drama The bitching of the karma I can never be the perfect me I never let the world see My true self I’m not the one to choose violence You’ll never know how you affect me…
It’s human tendency to feel everything deeply. We love deeply, when we feel our love is ‘true’. We hate immensely, when we dislike someone else’s point of view. We laugh loudly when we love a joke, and when we understand the joke clearly. We cry, when we feel immense pain…
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…
