Jaya Pillai

Who cares about books anymore? Aren’t they just crazy scribbles Of an insane mind? Which still believes, that words matter? Who would care about, A library? Which is eventually burnt down To make way For things, more important ? They say, Books crave solitude Lone man’s treasure It isn’t fashionable to read, Habit of nerds […]

You stand stark Tall, unflinching and defiant Against a canvas of menstrual red That heralds the coming of your womanhood That lures the hyenas and human wolves That seeks to turn your beauty into shame You stand stark Tall, unflinching and defiant Against a canvas of vermillon red That swaps maidenhood for matrimonial shackles That […]

And one day They will come for me It wouldn’t matter how old Or young I be It wouldn’t matter If I loved reading books Or lose myself in reverie What would only matter is That I am a piece of flesh To be devoured Raped, mutilated Butchered And burnt Beyond recognition So that my […]