Elegy for women
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 […]
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Kashi
Kashi I used to dwell in that land which stands not on the earth they say neither on the sky, nay! From Shiva’s trident it extends. Yes ‘The Shiva’ who spans the entire cosmic expanse. Yes, I read the world from the land. I would view the sphere clear from those sands. That place accommodated […]
ParulFall
On the brink of autumn, I stand ‘n gaze to golden-amber foliage Once crowned the thickets Now gasping for air adrift, paled . Ephemeral love withers with shifting wind heart barren a bare bough deciduous every fall plunging leaves are tears trees shed an elegy to departing love- . Waning bright days russet shadows swell […]
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