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: Spoken Word Poetry

  • Dear John – An Open Letter to My Ex

    Dear John – An Open Letter to My Ex

    Listen to the Spoken Word version of this *** Hello John! How’re you? How’s everything? I know these are trying times; I hope everyone is okay. It’s not that I haven’t written a number of paragraphs & letters to you already, this one’s special. You see, I didn’t understand a lot of things when I…

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  • Why Me?

    Why Me?

    Listen to the Spoken Word version of this poem *** Why me?A question I ask myself often these days.I ponder, I wonder, I sit idle.I shed tears every now and then,Even though I know, all my tears are in vain.Why me?I’ve never done wrong to anyone,I’ve never wished anyone bad.Yes, I’ve had my moments where…

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  • “My Father” – A Father’s Day Special

    “My Father” – A Father’s Day Special

    My father wanted me to be a doctor.A scientist, a lawyer, a professor!My father wanted me to be anything but who I am today.“Writers are not rich” – he said,“Writer? A world can go on without a writer,This world could do without writers”My father told me that my stories are not important.My father told me…

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  • People You Lose to Depression

    People You Lose to Depression

    Listen to the Spoken Word version of this poem *** People you lose to depression,No, not just the dead ones but,The ones who just changed over the course of time.You once saw them happy, smiling,Now their eyes are still and they feel like nothing.People you lose to depression,Are your own people.It’s your father or mother…

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  • The Color of My Skin

    The Color of My Skin

    “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, no, they’re not for share!No, you can’t touch…

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  • San Sebastián

    San Sebastián

    26/04/2020   Hallo! Guten Morgen! Wie geht’s? “Ich bin ok, und du?” You were born in San Sebastián just like Sergio from La Casa De Papel, I just finished season 2 and how I thought of you! Remember the San Sebastián day? I was distressed and we planned my gateway, Last year, around this time,…

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  • Mr. Dates

    Mr. Dates

    One of the things I miss during this lockdown, Apart from going to the gym and of course being able to walk into any Starbucks and order one Café Latte, Vanilla flavored & 2% milk, grande, And of course, doing my hair so that I can keep their desire locked into my locks, I also…

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