Anjali Roongta

They say home is where the heart is,  But my heart is divided,  Belonging to many, Some friends,  some family,  I wonder how she fares,  The beautiful Persephone,  Torn away from one home,  Knowing she’ll return,  But will long for…

They question why you make the choices you do, Leaving behind the safe path, For a riskier world, Calling it unrealistic, Watching you work and waste away in pity, They shrug and complain, Despairing for you, Caught in the web…

It’s a wonder how my specs remind me of the men in my life, My father always asked me to remove them before every strike, My brother asked me to take them off, “Show off those beautiful eyes.” The man…

If you could run away and become someone else, If you could replace your skin with dye, And turn into truth any lie, Who would you be? Which person would you choose? Which one would you shed like an old…

There are questions all around everyone has different advice, And lifestyle, No one wishes to cause harm, Or perhaps they do, Torn between various relationships, And desires and dreams, And goals and aims and duties, And wishes and cruses, And…

Eyes that entrap senses, A violet swirling demise, Surging like a storm, Clashing likes waves forbidden, In a tango so beautiful, so hidden, Like desire, Like demise, As one their voices rise. The waters, dark and deep, Swirl with all…

She was air-born, Flying above the stars, With her hair trailing out, Her tears bled over wars. She saw them cut and slash and maim. She saw them trade insults from inside cars. She saw them rejoice in pain, Set…

Oh! Wheel of time, How you run. Seventeen years gone, A whirlwind of fun. The memories precious, Recall? The days you wanted to grow up? When you stood by the door, Patience waning, For someone to scare. Recall? The days…