Poetry- A Lifeboat

Poetry- A Lifeboat

Isn’t Poetry a lifeboat? Extracting every remnant pain that lingers, In ways gentle it transforms your winters into warm summers, And infuses life with carnation colours. Isn’t Poetry a lifeboat? It portrays feelings that lips fail to utter, Opens gilded paths to...
Conversations with a Mirror

Conversations with a Mirror

‘Pick me up,’ said the big, bold jhumkas that still remained unwrapped, ‘ Please, use me!’ Said the extra dark smoky kohl eyeliner that was due for expiry, ‘ Let me kiss your lips!’ Whispered the bright red glossy lipstick that stayed concealed in the vanity pouch...
Kuldhara

Kuldhara

Standing in ruins , abandoned since long, The shifting sands seem to sing eerie songs, With not a single soul in sight, Where voices are silenced during nights. A place that was once bustling with activity, Due to strange events deserted for posterity, Haunted by...
The Commute

The Commute

‘ Perhaps it’s my top,’ she thought and pulled it once more for the neckline to seem closer, ‘ Could it be my hair?’ She tamed a few strays and tied her loose hair into a tight pony, ‘Is it my jean clad bulging thighs?’ She placed her bag on her lap to ensure it was...
Gilded Cage

Gilded Cage

Mynahs and bulbuls delight her with morning melodies, Her heart hums with the gentle breeze, The window is a gateway to her weary soul, A temporary escapade from her existing hellhole. Skies paint a canvas in myriad colours, How her dreams dangle in vivid pictures, In...