Poem: Renovations

Photo by Laurie Shaw on Pexels.com I lay passive next to him, the heaving of his chest, the fluttering of my eyes. We kept staring at the blank ceiling. The wet patches on the roof, the leaky tap in the kitchen, wallpapers to hide the cracks, curtains to cut the glare, capacitor for the fan … Continue reading Poem: Renovations

Poem: Broken Art

If the one thing that makes us cry is the one thing we ever loved,

Poem: To the prince-not-so-charming

Just that, true love shouldn't hurt so bad Just that, true love shouldn't make someone feel so empty Just that, once your conversation is over, the tears that trickle down your cheeks shouldn't burn and fume

Poem: Parted

Do you know how many days I cried, thinking of you?

Poem: The Rose Flower

Only one rose flower has ever bloomed, in my rose plant, ever since i planted it as a rootless stem, leafless and flowerless too, but full of thorns. I remember, how i found it hard that day, to hold on to your stem because of your thorns. Yet,i gleamed when you first bore a leaf … Continue reading Poem: The Rose Flower

Poem: The Muse

I turned to poetry to forget a voice I once thought soothing. I turned to imagery to forget a face I once thought loving. He told me I could trust him. He told me he loved me. He told me he would take care of me. He told me my secrets were safe with him. … Continue reading Poem: The Muse