• Musings,  Poems

    Gandhari

    By / December 19, 2019

    She walked into matrimony Only to discover That she’d been deceived. Married to a man Who was blind. And then she decided To stay blindfolded For life, In empathy. I often wonder If the choice she made…

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  • Poems

    Shame

    By / December 16, 2019

    Ashamed To belong to a nation Where hate is allowed To reign supreme. Ashamed To belong to a nation Whose leaders have feet of clay And insecure hearts, Who are cowardly bullies And instigate hate. Who can’t…

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  • Poems

    Lonely silences

    By / November 12, 2018

    Stories Which needed to be Purged from my system To diminish the poison Which flows within, Lie unsaid— Frantically seeking A patient ear. Glances Heavy with meaning That went unread— Unload the weight of their tears In…

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  • Poems

    Shutters

    By / November 8, 2018

    Invisible shutters Clamp down Over my speech Over my thoughts Over my heart. And they profess to do it Out of their love of me. But their gilded cage Doesn’t appeal to me. Fly I will- For…

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  • Poems

    Slaves

    By / October 17, 2018

    Beneath the grandeur Of the Taj Mahal Lie buried The chopped thumbs Of artisans— Unsung and forgotten. These modern day emperors Build empires Trampling over the Bones, sweat and tears Of their new found slaves. The story…

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  • Poems

    Friction

    By / October 1, 2018

    I stand at the edge of the ocean And watch the mighty waves Lash against the rocky shore. Their music fills my soul. Friction. Between the waves and the rocks Churns out the rhythm of the sea.…

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  • Poems

    Spam

    By / July 28, 2018

    These words come from me And I am these words. But with you I turn into spam. Pushed by your disgust I hurtle past The millions of words in your life- Past the Nigerian scam emails Past…

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  • Poems

    Out of Control

    By / July 4, 2018

    My words don’t listen to me any longer They are out of my control. One little fellow decides To climb up your window And knock on the glass. I whisper to him, My brow furrowed Come back!…

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  • Poems

    The Dance of Fate

    By / May 9, 2018

    I saw Fate dance today. She lifted her skirts a little Stood tiptoe And twirled across my canvas. A canvas I had kept secure since long And yearned to paint With my imagination. But she arrived unannounced…

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  • Poems

    Degrees of separation

    By / May 9, 2018

    They choose to walk away from my life And I learn that game of masquerade- Pretend their absence doesn’t affect me. How do I explain the insomnia And your constant presence In all my dreams? I wonder…

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