Those little feet, big hair, Mamma’s princess, Daddy’s only heir. “She’ll become a prodigy” Sharp eyes, tiny ears; see, she picked the pen, Prophecy it seems, Little head burdened with their big dreams. * The little princess fell sick, She wouldn’t move, she couldn’t speak. Sleepless nights spent by Mum, Deranged, frightened and the lovers [...]
Listen to the Spoken Word version of this poem *** 350 sq ft, it’s a studio! It’s cozy and the university is right next door and it’s so convenient, I love it. I will furnish it, I will make this my home! --- That’s what I said when I moved in 4 years ago. Had [...]
“It’s so exotic”, “You look like Pocahontas”, “I love how tanned you are”, “Oh, your color is so sexy”, The color of my skin, It’s not for you to objectify, it’s a part of me. The color of my skin is who I am! This golden hue, the wavy black hair, These gloomy dark eyes, [...]
“Life gives us too many choices my dear, thus so many opportunities to make the wrong ones, I made a wrong choice, you can blame me for that, after all these years, I have realized that no one can live a life filled with regrets, I’ve been living with an empty space in my heart,” [...]
Listen to the Spoken Word version of this poem *** Clustered. They’re bundled in pairs. Shapeless, forming numerous layers, Of cognitive notions that are beyond my reach, Defiantly, the randomness of life and death, Whether we make it out alive or we die, We’re trying to untangle the X and Y. Wailing, amidst the dandelions, [...]
The girl was looking outside the window with eyes that blinked innocently; seemed to be lost in her own universe of randomness until someone called out “Akriti, pay attention. Did you note what I just said?” Startled by his voice she couldn’t figure out what to say instead she just nodded her head. The professor [...]
In the Realm of the Unnamed Belle 