poetry

To the homes we’ve left behind, little did we realise how long our shadows would stretch. we heard the homes’ whispers, and wondered how telepathic we were to those still residing in them. and [...]

As the shadows cast their darkest spells, A soul cries out, trapped within its shell. Once hailed a prodigy, now plagued by strife, A tender heart beats amidst the knife. Betrayed by those who [...]

My problems pregnant with each other like a Russian doll Solve them all, I could not, Dead end, I thought- For, further I could not go- Met the mother of them all Dear ole Mrs Alcohol That almost [...]

Mine is a minuscule painting, One so perfectly vanished on canvas With impeccable natural lighting. Something I often forget When painting a second, a day, a year. I collect so much moisture and [...]

In love, there lies a tender break, A fragile thread we dare not shake. It trembles soft within the heart, A whispered doubt, a flickered spark. A tenderness in tender grace, That shows our most [...]

To the cities, I came in disorder, Ruled by hunger and despair. I joined their rebellion, trembling, Weakness cloaked in defiance. I ate with shaking hands, Lay among whispers of violence. I [...]

This isn’t about clothes or nudity It’s me in my most vulnerable state The me that lays bare in my real skin With no makeup present The one that has fears that frightens her and makes her sweat [...]

My life is on a turn- A new leaf, I thought they came in delicate green, Pleasing to sight, soft to touch. Why has mine come brown? Turbulence; Decay is the ground of my roots, Feeding me death [...]

I’ll find a new way with a clean slate, Despite the hands of fate, I’ll seek the path to radiant light, Freed from the tendrils of the night. I’ll look into the mirror and smile, Holding the hand [...]

I am A whisper in the wind, Winding down on my hours and weeks and days, Filling my pages With pain and purpose and progress, Turning fresh pages. New chapters to be proud of, To bang my chest [...]