Dark grey stained sheet, Red Lipstick on a pale yellow face, Trying to survive and forgive, “You’re no less than a son,” her Baba had said one day The first words of affection he had ever conveyed, Brothel became Sargun’s playground since then Days of poverty for her Baba were allayed Coerced. Objectified. Sold. Deceived. Blindly following the age old social … [Read more...]
Inside The White Dust | Zaieem Ahmad
Inside The White Dust On the bent shelf brooding downwards A layer of dust White and silky fishes Twinkling through yellow pages. I found a reminiscent, Folded ,cut and plane image Of my bereaved Mom Dubbed with pores. And her earrings still her own Splashing through pages And young worms And so the dust. A mole under her pink parchment Her sarees in perfect … [Read more...]
Forlon Heart | Zaieem Ahmad
You were fading away mom to wan my face And I lagged behind your coffin of last rites Which swayed upon the crumbled shoulders And every foot was still in the dust of cyclones. Stars don't stopped to twinkle or lost their brightness Sun was on its way to candle the dark world The leafs were still glowing yellow from green And curl round their rims to a hollow bowl. All … [Read more...]
Edge of your love | Archana Shivmani Rao
A quaint coffee shop, just us and the half-eaten sandwich. A trail of fading thoughts akin to the white line of smoke left by a passing jet plane in the sky. Bridges of snow between our chairs. Suddenly a rainbow of my sighs vapourize the pause. The words unsaid still hang in your breath… Our journey is golden. But for the yearnings that is so mismatched. … [Read more...]
Fire And The Himalayan Traveler | Sasmit Powale
I fell in love with your anger and a bundle of emotions Like a Himalayan Traveller falls in love with fire After years of steel cold When he finally sees a dancing sky He tries to warm his eyes And free his frozen soul Over the shooting blades of pyre Green, red, orange, yellow, blue Piercing his skin and dissolving in his blood Like sweets on Diwali eve Between the … [Read more...]