It’s the first day of September, last year at this time, I didn’t know that in about 17 days I’m going to crumble my life like a piece of paper And keep her at the feet of a ghoul, For the coming 8 months, I will be dragged through hell, […]
Poetry
Poetry
Betrayals Betraying Our Own
Vulnerable since 1001 CE, Mistook aliens to our land, their own, Our own, secluded by our own; Invited outsiders, as our own; Got finished off, killing our own! […]
The Speaker
Be your unique self and be the change you want to see are the mantras of this thirty-something speaker on the stage conjuring up with gestures and PowerPoint slides those animal spirits and that joie de vivre which he would transform into life-changing maxims as if mind over matter were […]
Beauty Means Quality
Dewdrops of love fall down through my hairs. The springing spirit of my life is your love. I covered my sorrows in your soothing smile and buried my burdens in your healing heart. I fall in love with you, I fall in love with you. […]
Faces of Clouds
We are like the clouds which Need water for its growth Unlike us who need it To prepare our broth Clouds are the ones which Waste water through rain We also waste it Standing beside the lane Clouds are the ones which Waste water for us Too they make […]
Water Holds
Water holds. Memories, Understanding, Intimate Nightstring Last one kept in my drawer A safe box. A little bit late Lousy under the depth Sometimes evocative To be remembered for. Noticing, Like a giant feathered hat. I drip my pen nib Against the secret code The white vast Surfacing, resurfacing Writing […]
Plight of Woman
Everyone has two lives, I, too, had but one was denied, My second life began When I suddenly realized The first one had slipped away And now I actually have one The previous life vanished, Without me having any fun Looking back, I gather That entire existence was less- lived […]
Mirror
“Mirror mirror on the wall, Were you the reason behind her subdued calls?” The kid who was the beholder of a cherry smile, Was now dependent on the emoticons on her mobile. The adolescent who was to live life without worrying anything about her appearance, Was now lost beneath the […]
Irresistible Voyage
I opened my eyes but saw nothing;Perhaps out of ignorance.But upon contemplation, I saw the real world within. I fathom life as a race;We crawl, walk […]
In the Wake of a Monsoon
Pakistan bears and watches in painthe ruins this downpour brings upon,as nature beyond control takes course;eating deep into this nation’s cores. Should […]