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Words are out

Words are out, words are on the streets The smell of gunpowder in the air, In protest, in anguish Wounds transpire to tears; Empty promises bubble up It is a strange, tangled world, We don’t know what to believe – Each and every one Interpret, judge and spread The words, Until Every ounce of truth is lost. Someone lays lifeless On the streets, And we don’t get to know What claimed his life; If it was a fight he tried to put up Or, Did he dig down too deep? Stories are told That he was the one with a shady past, And believed too, We care for stories, not truth. We read the about the woman Stripped and raped Till the last layer of shame Was peeled off, Hers and so many other names That surfaced in the news, Lived with such agony That can’t be imagined, Irony that such brutal tales Have more food for thought, Than sympathy. Words are out that Rich are … Read entire article »

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Of love, tenderness and little things

Of love, tenderness and little things

Read to me the fine poetry I like, Take a moment to stop between the words More than the punctuation, So that I can dwell on the metaphor; And you won’t need to worry How bad my day was, In the world that we create, Words do magic for us! Make me that fine cup of tea Where you pour all the tastes in the world, Sit next to my armchair in the balcony Hum that note you used to while cooking, I’d find it as serene … Read entire article »

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Mundane

Mundane

Forget the mundane Thoughts that flow, Old as the balcony And afternoon crow. Don’t lock yourself In a sombre sun, Let go your despair It’s not that fun. Leave your cup of Evening tea, Forget you’re one Household bee. Be one in the crowd Sweat and shout, Feel you’re the spring Of eternal spout. Foods, sweets, munchies All that you want, Savour the taste and Flare up your lust. I am the beautiful Colours you miss, It is the cacophony Of freedom & bliss. I am the never fading Hope for sure, I outshine the gloom My heart is so pure. I am … Read entire article »

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All that strange

Where it all started? We will have to go back, Back and far indeed, To the house in the suburbs of Kolkata, The brown, mossy wall Past the fertile kitchen garden, And the world of unknown beyond that, The smell that came out of the soil After first rain of the season, The taste of freshly grown peapods, Oh! I can always go back to them; Them and the friends I had, No matter how hard it is to row on. Now, a growing houseplant on my window Mocks me, Strange We are only as free as we want to be. We started together, The boys from neighbourhood, I watched them play, cheer and wave I could not wait To be old enough To get into their game, They pushed me from behind I fell down, cut my chin and bled, “I don’t know the rules”, I cried; It must have hurt back then Now, it … Read entire article »

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Love, hate

Love, hate

When you are not around me, It is weird how mind plays its trick I just don’t want to be alone, And it entices me to brace myself. Words bubble up, involuntarily Some emotions reign free; When loneliness creeps in, Loving you is not an option. Even when you have left, Your odour does not leave me Sweat, cigarettes and body salt – I love all of it, filling me up. It gets hard to judge in the right mind, What is rooted deeper than lust? I ache for … Read entire article »

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