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Her head is glass, her life is paper  Her fate is the poetry of an occluded mirror  She walks the seven rounds of the fire  And garlands the mystery of the sire  The tears glitter with her hope in the unknown  To what reality her seeds have been sown?  Await that the innocence of eggsContinue reading “Arranged marriage for the bride: A poem “

Throw the wish in the well  The thought that it can tell  Magic is only a moment’s breath  And the bell that tolls is death  Mother was taken like a stolen pet  God was the thief and the vet  There was dad, brother and grandma  They slipped through the door ajar  Words and wishes are justContinue reading “Death: A poem “

In the languid mists of winter  my mind is an unseemly hunter  foraging the dead leaves and barren trees  filtering the ideas in silken sieves  Even if I think a little, I can still weigh a lot  For the cold wind makes my lungs a heavy pot  I find refuge in the noises of silentContinue reading “Loneliness and chronic dying: A poem “

You are like a silent eternal luminescent glow  A star still has the humble earth to watch below  I dance non-stop to your music never saying no  even though your lyric can be my deepest woe  My posture I culture to the nurture of your wishes  The pain I, thereby, undergo I count as myContinue reading “O shining, guiding star!: A poem “

The objective and end-result of selflessness’ honour  by putting one’s own aspirations on the backburner  is like the hen that sacrifices its lifetime’s eggs  to feed others, remain hatch-less, and settle with the dregs  The tastiest apple is not in stolen booty’s applecart  The sacrifice for a future may seem like brittle shards  But the jewel thatContinue reading “Destiny’s jugglery: A poem “