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
Tag: Poetry
Poem: Loving Again
I've hung my heart on the line again
Poem: Books Don’t Leave
Books don’t leave; they don’t abandon; they don’t walk away; they don’t give up. They stay on shelves all their lives, waiting for the right reader.
Poem: Love & False Hope
What a false sense of hope When you walk into the room
Poem: Caterpillar-feet
Is that all that we will ever have: Our sorrows Buried by Greater sorrows? Our losses Trivialized by Greater tragedies? Our betrayal Shadowed by Greater injustices?
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
My Books: The Blue Rabbit
My debut English poetry collection, The Blue Rabbit, published by Writer’s Workshop, India, is now available for purchase on Amazon India.
Poem: Rent & Revenge
Pain is the rent we pay to live in this world
Poem: Concrete Dreams
Bricks laid upon bricks, mortar holding them in place; houses on top of houses, walls inside walls inside walls;
Poem: Lover’s Hate
Memories Like a cotton thread pulled out Of an oozing wound...
Lirio's Wanderings 