May 2021
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Some of the content in this issue may be potentially triggering for certain audiences. Please proceed with caution and as per your capacity. Moreover, we recommend contacting a clinical professional…
I Am – Yashasvini Verma
Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mention of death/loss, and content entailing the current pandemic and general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. For the most part, I am numb. Used to…
Uncertainty – Ishani Singh
All acquired one moment Slipping out the next Promises once made so strong Not meant to thrive for long Mind traipsing in chaos Never braced for a face-off With the…
Twilight Hours – Vrinda Rastogi
Trigger Warning: Mention of death/loss. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. 1// I Don’t Know What To Do Now That I Have Lost You Can you hear me? I’ve been…
Sal(vation) – Tanvi Jain
Content Warning: The following piece contains content entailing general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. The tears They won’t come I feel my heart Weeping But my vision, not…
Instrumental – Vinayak Raina
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The April Rain – Adya Chauhan
Trigger Warning: Mention of death/loss. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. The sky is raining; how lovely and lonely. It’s drenching the leaves, the trees, the buildings, birds, people, feelings.…
Teenage Limbo – Aayushi Bawa
You are never more alive than when you are a teenager. Your brain is flushed with chemicals that can turn your life into a story of epic proportions. A good…
A Village Life – Sruti Das
I am tired of being competitive I want to leave this city life. Oh! The hustle and bustle here It is so peaceful there. I am talking about a place…
Monachopsis – Shreyas Dhar
I think of the life I’ve seen Over the past 17 years I didn’t always feel so blessed I didn’t always conquer my fears What can a boy of 17…
Broken Glass – Sara Maheshwari
Content Warning: The content in the following piece entails the current pandemic and general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. In an Italian premium restaurant, the head chef came…
Trying to Try – Samiksha Dubey
Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mention of death/loss, and content entailing the current pandemic and general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. Here we are again, Back to chugging dalgona coffees…
Who Am I? That’s a Secret! – Elisha Khaneja
Everybody thought she was delighted, Her life was the mixture of a unique shade; But I knew, the tint diminished, And it was turning to fade. Her eyes could indicate…
For Those We Lost – Saara Mathur
Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mention of death/loss, and content entailing the current pandemic and general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. In a state of crisis, You left us all…
The End of Humanity – Ananya Mishra
Content Warning: Please proceed with due discretion if you are sensitive to content that entails the current pandemic and/or general despair. It is ludicrous when someone says the end of…
A Whirlwind of Emotions – Shweta Bahal
Content Warning: Please proceed with due discretion if you are sensitive to content that entails the current pandemic and/or general despair. Deeper Deeper Deeper I drown, in the pool of…
Revenge – Samiksha Dubey
Chalky, monotonous white walls, The professor talking on and on. The dim lights flicker out in the hall, Waiting for the bell to ring so I can be gone. But…