Category: PoAttic-4
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Flashes of yore
Wrapped in craving of desired love, Sometimes in melody with the moments of cherished tucked dreams, On other days thunderbolts of striking a chord with heartbeats but heartless to expressing another side of feels, As one-way roads wrecked my emotions as in reels of repetitions from the yore, Some tangles exist in melancholy of grey…
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Left With Questions…
The police came The postmortem done, pregnancy confirmed Relatives poured in Neighbours gawked Leaving us wounded with multiple Whys. Visions of….. You as a chubby baby, You as a naughty toddler You as a moody teenager You in the cusp of womanhood! Were we strict? Were we bad parents? Were we unreasonable? That you chose…
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Lies, Letters and Dirge of the Placid Lake
it’s gently bowing down – the warm sun on the azure sky millions of frenzied sighs break the stillness of an unhurried afternoon I spend by the placid lake and read some letters written long ago but never posted * the papers are worn out, brown and yellow I blink at them, the words are…
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The Pearly White Gates beckon
As I stand outside the pearly white gates He asks, how was it It was all, but a dream, With misty eyes, and a knotted throat , I say He blankets me in his embrace And in his warmth, The mist fades away Into a flurry, acrid and incessant Nudges my palate, With the familiar…
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Truth in disguise….
The legality of a lie Lies in the hands of one who lie Letting it’s lethargy Rule like pioneer guy. ********* Amidst the hazy dusk It hid under the cloak called dark Playing the game of tease Enjoying the pleasure of appease. ******** Grown big with pride Now lie freely ride Like the owner who…
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Dreams! Anyone?
Dreams! Anyone? I’m a dream seller, I trade dreams I stay here is this hamlet with my grandchild it’s sandy and quite impoverished but they happily buy the dreams, for it’s their need. The wars have ruined our lives in this barren soil, every day we are battling to thrive the days are scary and…
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PARODY OF LIES
You promised me social justice Then raped me because I was a Dalit born You took from me, my land and my honour And left me of my dignity shorn . You promised me liberty of faith Then killed me for worshipping a different god No right I had to express my thoughts Not in…
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A Mask We Wear
Beneath veneers Concealed countenances We mask existence with lustrous lies. Hold on to bosom pretensions tight We fake smiles ‘n cover blues with sheer We dab ‘n blend pallid ego with blush pink We fix imperfections, morph realities– Put on false lashes Silhouette edges Make eyes look big To accommodate copious dreams Compromise truth for…
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If Meetings Are Truth
#Poattic-4 #Poetryparlour #Lies If meetings are truth, Then partings are lies. In this cyclic world Rushing hither thither All screaming silences die. And circular points disappear. One hastens through a motley crowd Into the comfort Of a tenuous heart’s tie. *** ‘Tis this silken strand That anchors A time-worn traveler’s Blighted heart, affixing It into…
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MISBElieF
MISBElieF Bouncy, frothy, my waves on beach, Soak the sand, so far I reach. You think my truant waves, violate, disobey? A lie you believe, a mistake, I say, I spill on land, to share a part of me, Bringing forth for you, pearls of wisdom, free. Turbulent I rise, my waters swell up high,…
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Kingdom of lies
Nurtured in the womb of blazing doubt and anxiety Nourished by recurring fear Delivered with a resolute will The lustrous lie is born Surpassing all growth charts The newborn enters adulthood Traversing decades in months Deception and disloyalty It’s perpetual paramours It works underground Surreptitiously substituting The truth with its kith and kin Making every…
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Dreams Built On Lies
#PoAttic4 #Lies A streak of grey across a blue sky Does not make it grey. Or so I say. Huddled amidst a million dreams Lies a heart that yearns And fails again and again. Can a little twist Distort what is? A word added here And another subtracted, Would barely make a difference. Or so…
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Coated Lies
In alliance with my mind, I promised not to lie, But my impish and kind heart, Interferes every time the poor gets the shriek, On my way home I see forbid malls, And my muse about the life, And say, best times are ahead, A little lie, topped with a sigh, Far I go, an…
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I sealed it with A Smile
One day I was asked Are you Happy? I said of course With a big smile. Though deep down I was not telling the truth My heart pinched me And said you even say “Lies.” I gently stroked my heart And said, ” I know it hurts.” But soon it shall be forgotten For nothing…