by Maliha Iqbal “Doctor, do you have any violent patients?” “Yes, I do. Some of them are very violent.” “Was Mair violent?” “Er…well, I would say no.” “Did he ever hurt someone without any particular reason?” The doctor was looking very uncomfortable now. “As a matter of fact, he did. […]
Month: August 2021
Hey! Listen Darling!
Hey! Listen Darling! Don’t dream about prince No one’s gonna search for you by your shoe size, You ain’t “Cinderella” No one’s gonna wake you up and declare his love for you, You ain’t “Snow white” You’ll not find an enchanted prince hidden behind a monster’s face, You ain’t […]
The Haunted Building
by Tarun Bandarupalle Somewhere near Shivapuram, Haryana there lived Mr. Swamy and Ms. Suhana who are a very happy and fun-loving couple. They came to India after seven years. Mr. Swamy is a software engineer. Ms. Suhana is a doctor. Because of their profession, they hardly spend time together. The […]
Glory to Bholenath, Glory to Lord Shiva
From your locks that hold Ganges From the serpent of attention around your neck From the music of the rattle drum I bow to thee, train me, Lord Shiva! All I seek is your embrace… On your forehead, three sacred lines Your form of enticement, Somasundara, the divine, Encourages hymns […]
Terror
A disgusted form of violence, We are crawling through our veins. What’s yours, it’s not mine. What’s your dawn, it’s my sunshine. It’s so tragic and suicidal, We’re constantly calling upon our funeral. It’s not worthy; we’ve gone beyond our dignity, In the name of a cult, we’re killing […]
Sarabhai Sense-6
by Nourin N.K A day after the private conversation about the ‘D’ word with Sarabhai, I had to attend a function for which I was invited a week ago. The moment I arrived at the marriage hall, all I could hear was whispers around me and those weirdly contemptuous eyes […]
Ineligible
Do not hide from me Do not feel guilty For not loving me anymore It’s not your fault, in general It’s human frailty Just be truthful, just be different I may have been blind in love But I can bear the brunt As long as know the reality […]
Night of Azure Welkin
The voiceless welkin Silently proclaim A tangerine sun Swathe in ribbons of lilac Shimmer diaphanous In the crepuscular light Orion’s belt Poised aloft in the night firmament Graced the Elysium And it’s prodigious wake, Sprinkle a myriad beguilements In a shower of stardust That gleam gold in the nocturnal light […]
Penalty: A Series Of Escapades
by Tiyasha Khanra Prologue “What do people understand by love? Touching the skin? The flesh? Feeling the temperature of someone else’s body without a thermometer? Or, finding a soul, with whom s/he can connect herself/himself? The soul that continues to keep in touch even when the tussle with the body […]
Our Dreams
Dreams come true every day So know it today That our dreams will come true someday. Just believe, have some faith, If you doubt they may fade, Look ahead not behind Let your heart find its way. All we dream will come to be Darling, if you believe then […]