Category Poetry

Mangrove Sisters

When I see mangroves, I think of family-Parent roots that hold the soil together-Standing in the way of any flood that comes out way-Our source of oxygen, a breathe of relief just a text awayBut hidden sometimes, by expectations, grievances,…

The Cycle of Entropy

The sun sets on the sea-Its rays blindingBut the sea swallows it all,Unchanging-Stubborn as a mule,Even as the stars march on the sea-It swallows all, unchanging-Until it too driesFor with no sun, who’ll make the water fly into cloudsTo rain…

Humanity Says Hope Is A Thing with Feathers

The water logged streetsThe sun burnt pavementsThe dry riversThe fallen trees-Sometimes I wonder have we failed as a society?When I see from my car window,A child shivering under a downpourWhen I sit in my air conditioned homeAnd read about farmers…

Death Knell- On Women & Society

Women are…supposed to be Set of rules and regulations- expectations Reduced to relational roles, often no individualization, Not all but nearly all boundaries dismissed, ignored, rationalized Because she is a woman, in others’ vengeful validation her worth lies? That will…

27th Birthday: A Poem

I turn 27 today,And I blow the candlesLaugh with family and friendsA sense of gratitude covers meFor how difficult is it to reach late twenties?In humanity’s tenure on Plant EarthHow many have died long before this timeDue to sickness, poverty,…

If Nature’s Beauty…

If the sun dipped a little lower-Kissed the sky a little longer-Playing with hues like nature’s Van Gogh,If the stars shined a little brighter-Even on brightly light nights-Setting light on fire, like natural crackers,Would we appreciate them more?If the waves…

Fanfiction. Net in the 2010s

A land of chaos, lawlessness ruled hereIn the era of stories molded to whatever we held dearNiche it was still, and so we flewThrough AUs and Fix-ItsBut through some rather nasty stuff tooEffected our psyche, it probably did.But a reminder…