It seems like something out of a fairy tale now😃One fine day in 2019 when we could still roam around in Pune carefree, a friend was giving me a ride back home when I saw this. It was just over there on the other side of the road. I told my friend how fascinating itContinue reading “Love”
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The basement
DarknessHe slapped me againI tried to scream louder this timeBut my throat was already so dryIt achedHe held me down so hardMy attempt to wriggle out failedI couldn’t moveWas it because he was too strong?Or was I just too weak?I do not know.He seemed satisfied.I felt a kind of reliefHe would go away now.But heContinue reading “The basement”
Born to be a woman
Jump higher,Reach for the sky.Or dive deeper,Reach for the bottom of the ocean.Or just keep walking,Until u reach that forested area that calls your soul.It’s not easy to jump over all the hurdles.The society puts up a lot of them.And some were put there by your parents.Jump.Or just skip and walk past them.You were bornContinue reading “Born to be a woman”
IT
It pissed on the floor.Now I’d have to clean that up.Oh, I wish I didn’t have to,But there were guests comingAnd all this needs to be cleaned now,So I gave it a kick and it whinedIt crawled to a corner of the room.That will do for now,It won’t trouble me for a while. There’s soContinue reading “IT”
Godi Bannada Hudugi
A poem inspired by a Wole Soyinka’s poem, “Telephone Conversation” that i had read years ago but it stayed with me
