Artwork By Ananya Grover I close my eyes, ignoring my sense of sight, and a whole other world which I usually sideline comes to life. The world of sound. The sounds echo and pulsate in my head; familiar sounds of familiar things: objects and people, yet slightly new, with undertones…
Loading Likes...Every note on the piano Strikes a chord in my heart. Every melody Opens another window to my soul. In every rhythm, I lose a part of myself. While with each symphony, My emotions let loose. Phrases strung together resemble my words, unspoken A complete song, however, Has the…
Loading Likes...Listening to music makes me wanna groove It helps me forget all my worries And puts me in a good mood Music can make me forget my pain It brings out a rainbow When all I see is rain I can listen to music all day long enjoying all of…
Loading Likes...Your mind is your labyrinth, It traps you in your biggest fear, It blinds you, Of the truths you cannot bear. Open your eyes, The exit is right there, It’s all just a game, Where you are just another player. Open your eyes, See the colour, Breathe in the…
Loading Likes...That night I cried, And picked up the knife to end this life That night I thought, Of all the fights I’ve fought That night was pretty, As the lights were lit all over the city That night I wondered, Of all the streets I’m yet to wander That night…
Loading Likes...It’s when you’re caught up in your own thought’s cage, They say you’re too young to be depressed and maybe this is just a phase You die a little inside, Not knowing what to do, Whom to talk to Oh! Its like a never ending flu You cry in…
Loading Likes...Your heart might pound Your hands might shake Your palms might sweat Your will might break. You will be scared You will be uneasy You will be disturbed You will feel dizzy. Your head in chaos Your stomach in a knot Your heart in pain When you start seeing spots.…
Loading Likes...They tell me my problems aren’t big enough Because someone has it worse Because I don’t appreciate what I have They tell me, “you’re too young to feel this way.” Like sadness has an age Like the voices in my head care They tell me I’m only looking for attention…
Loading Likes...Hidden is the thunder, Growling behind my eyes. Hidden is the anger, In my silent cries. Hidden stays the war, Between my heart and mind. Hidden, will it stay forever? Will it never rewind? Hidden, as the world knows, The heart is made of glass. It takes a moment…
Loading Likes...I, Khushi Rai Baranwal of class IX have written this for those who can’t express their feelings well. For those, who even after being capable to express themselves can’t do that. For those, who have just lost a friend more important to them than their breathing. For those, who are…
Loading Likes...I cried & I yelped Maybe you could have helped, Stood beside me made me feel free But instead, you chose to judge, and held on to your grudge Told me not to overreact, Told me it was all in my zodiac Didn’t ask me why I cry, All you…
Loading Likes...You tell us to fill pages with notes, But not to fill our hearts with things that we are passionate about. You tell us to understand the word limits for full marks, But not to understand ourselves. You tell us to memorize the theories, But not to actually experience the…
Loading Likes...To the girl who bullied me in school, I sat quietly, When you pulled my hair. I sat quietly, When you tore my notebooks. I sat quietly, When you took away all my friends. I even sat quietly, When you humiliated me– afraid that I would anger you, the queen…
Loading Likes...As he stepped on the grounds of wisdom, he realised this is where he will develop and improve his worth; where he’ll be reborn into the world of knowledge. This world for him was school, where the poor fellow couldn’t drool. With each step, he went farther away from his…
Loading Likes...Sometimes, I wonder if it was worth it. Worth the sleepless nights and tear-stained pillows. Worth the puffy eyes and baggy dark circles. Worth the endless crying and snot cover tissues. Was it really worth it? But then I realised it was worth it and much more. It gave us…
Loading Likes...I want to walk in the waters Without hiding my body I want to sunbathe on the sands Without having to worry About the fabric that embraces me From tip to toe, Sometimes I see other girls and desire To walk in the streets in shorts Does showing my legs…
Loading Likes...I’ve always loved the stars They always remind me to see Tiny pinpricks fade through Through this night I wear around me It’s a cloak of visibility I’m told To tie harder closer each day So I can hide from eyes that seek Conceal It’s a magic veil, a rope,…
Loading Likes...The day I looked around myself, All I saw was how trapped we were living this lifeless life that has no meaning left. Who are we working for, when sadness is all we bear in trying to be happy? With every second, we live waiting for the hours to pass…
Loading Likes...we’re raging through the darkness, hands flailing against black, black chaos tangling slowly, screaming; unheard. reaching out for the wires that mark borders. grappling blindly, determined to escape in the shining of the deep, dark night. unravelling from an intricate, faded struggle, heaving through mayhem lungs. dimming almost, dulling…
Loading Likes...In contemporary India, although we have come across a long journey of acknowledgement of rights and one’s dignity, yet the LGBTQIA community lacks such basic rights because we’ve been both socially and legally oppressed since the satanic colonial era. Today we demand freedom of expression of who we are;…
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