La Visage de Femme

Visual Diary of an Unnamed Belle

“Everything I’ve learned and unlearned.
Everything I am and everything I’ve ever been.
You’re now a witness of my life”

-Anamika Dutta

Tag: Modern Poetry

  • We, Now

    We, Now

    Listen to the Spoken Word version of this poem *** We don’t wake up to start a new day anymore, We wake up to go back to bed, again. We don’t remember which day it is anymore, We are slowly losing the concept of time. We’re imprisoned in our own homes, We’re captive of our…

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  • Fear

    Fear

    Untouched, unbothered, unscathed, Yet the labyrinth of unknown prevailed. Scattered consciousness, unbathed, The known train of thought derailed. Unwind and winged, imagination, Formed. Cryptic, unfathomed, loose Like strands of hair, unruly, untidy Filled up the sharp air. Unwillingly, We ought to give in to the nothingness. Unraveled alleys of a crooked mind, Explored to the…

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  • Love Lockdown

    Love Lockdown

    She whimpers in the middle of the night. No, this isn’t the first time. I’ve heard her silent cries before. “Does she call my name?”   Her eyes have lost all shine. Her youth has fallen over time. I see her unruly thoughts, Unwinding, unravelling, uncluttered.   This spring has been the toughest, His shadow…

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  • 3:19

    3:19

    If this is the end of the world, I wish I had spent more time with my family. If this is the end of the world, I wish I hadn’t opened up about me. I wish I trusted less people, I wish I had more faith in me. If this is the end of the…

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  • Bella

    Bella

    O Bella Ciao! With your sinful smile and, Devilish eyes.

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  • Scars

    Scars

    There she is, the fallen angel, With her broken wings and dreams. There she is pondering in silence, The Devil couldn’t hear her screams.   There she is, burying her face, Far from lies and utter disgrace. She removes her veil; sunken breath, She looks ravishing after his kiss of death.

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