Memories – Ananya Tomar
When I look back It’s me running in a sack Oh! How I remember those carefree days When I had no bills to pay Waking up at 12pm feeling great…
When I look back It’s me running in a sack Oh! How I remember those carefree days When I had no bills to pay Waking up at 12pm feeling great…
She floats down a strip of gray Unaware of it all Her dance as light as a fairy’s wingbeat Her music, like a thorn; A piercing din A deafening silence…
They go through a lot, no matter what Their life is a beautiful blessing But why call them delicate? When stronger than a barricade, Capabilities we keep guessing If not…
From dawn to dusk, she works here and there, Is she fine, does anyone even care? The whole responsibility of the house is on her shoulders But people just stare…
The sun rose, And so did she. She stretched on her tippy- toes, Her face lit up with glee. She adored the morning skies, Outside her window she gazed dreamily.…
I open it, And the bookish smell fills the air. I’d rather be here Than anywhere. For here I have a world Of my own Which I control, But I…
A photo says a thousand words But how do you describe something that cannot be photographed For what I have seen today cannot be captured through a camera lens. I’ll…
I met a traveller Long ago Seeds of curiosity They sow She told me the sunshine Never mentioned the rain She told me paths divine Never mentioned the pain She…
Wandering the unrevealed pathway is all I want to live again one day… All the magnificent mountains that passed by that serene change in the colour of sky from relishing…
Fate gave up on me many moons ago I’m stuck in the quagmire of dust Trapped in the scorching blaze of my love With drops of sin raining down on…
Feared by most, Loved by a few. Many view it as a ghost, And the others view it as the morning dew. Never has it paused to catch its breath,…
Stage 1: Your breakfast seems to remain untouched every morning You probably eat on the way to work I wait for a kiss now and then that I somehow am…
Did it ever start? When will it stop? Nobody knows Once it passes through, where does all that is past goes It’s the biggest wonder of all, yet it’s the…
Inhale the music. Breathe it in and drown yourself in it. Let its bittersweet melody invade your mind. Feel yourself let loose as each of its syllables conquers your body,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.”…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Whenever I look up at the sky, I see birds fluttering high, relishing their flight And sweeping through everybody’s sight. Whenever I look at the ground, I see squirrels roving…
For what were the sacrifices made? For what thousands of us prayed? Was it the strong desire of a heart, That for years has stayed? Or was it the cry…