Roodaba Shah

  Dead unseeing eyes lying on cold marble slabs Unprotesting organs awaiting the touch of the scalpels Nauseous stench of formalin welcoming you with open arms Forcing all life’s noble ambitions to flee while self-doubt creeps in. Urine samples bubbling like a witch’s magical brew Amoeba in stool made larger than life, flaying their arms […]

When the din of the day wanes And the chores are all checked-off When the sun recedes to the west Embracing heaven and earth As the day meets the night In the sublime twilight glow I rewind to another time Bypassing present’s flow I navigate the lanes Of a rugged, distant land Desolate and grey […]

As I draw the curtains of my eyes, My ears imbue with a sweet reprise. The Mohagany that I quelled, Is rocking me to eternal sleep. Echoes ring from the corridors, Maa pleading ”Baban one morsel more”. The languid heart is prodding the eyes in slumber, A little child I could remember. Running bare feet […]