Nitika Sawhney

You stare back at me, In thousand forms, Smiling, Laughing, Sometimes annoyed, Sometimes exasperated, But to me, Lovable in every way, Like myriad images from a broken mirror, Like a thousand moons reflected through puddles, Like sun rays reflecting from each  shining wave , like numerous stars shining in the Milky Way. You shine through […]

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 […]

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 […]