I'm scared of humans more...
By Chinmoyee Deka in Crime | Reads: 517 | Likes: 0
Beating all the other chromosomes, she came to the world But little did she know That victory would cost her a lot That playful child was numb forever Along with her toys, her innocence was taken over. Irony. The one supposed to protect her, did the reverse. The place claimed to be holiest became th  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 11:24 AM
Hurricanes
By sanchi in Poetry | Reads: 831 | Likes: 0
There is a reason why They name hurricanes after people It was when I first saw you lie That I realized it wasn’t so simple It was all black and white Before you came, so suddenly  And it became a colorful site And I hoped you’d stay permanently  But all good things must Com  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 11:34 AM
And then there were two
By Paul Reji George in Poetry | Reads: 318 | Likes: 0
And then there were two. If you asked me to express my love right now I wouldn't know what to do,  I guess it's the simplicity that Love evokes, which makes me fall deeply in love with you. Today you spotted me in the cusp of loneliness and chose to sit with me, that is when I realized Love is  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 11:46 AM
A walk to remember...
By Divya Sreedharan in True Story | Reads: 384 | Likes: 0
It's a beautiful evening, starlit and quiet. Little man and I are walking, singing silly songs, having fun. We walk past a parked jeep and babe shouts Hi. I laugh. Why did you do that, I ask him. It's a vehicle, it cannot talk back to you. Then Amma, he shoots back, why do cars talk in cartoons?Wha  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 11:57 AM
A Siren's Friend
By Aethereal_Psyche in Horror | Reads: 581 | Likes: 0
My sirenical voice whispered, "Surrender, my friend...surrender." entrancing the sailor to relinquish the struggle. I pushed my weight atop of his, bemiring him to the sea bed, as my claws curled around his stomach–puncturing the soft flesh; the scarlet ink dissipating sinfully in the obsidia  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 12:12 PM
E jindagi tu mera hatha tham lena
By Rakshanda Moundekar in Poetry | Reads: 361 | Likes: 0
Nikalu jo anjan safar ko main  Rah jab bhatak jau  Manzil agar kho jaye To tu koi humsafar dila dena  E jingadi tu mera haath tham lena........... Sailab jab uthe samandar ki leharo me  Dil jab ghabara jaye  Jab har sahil kho jaye  Meri kashti tu sambhal lena  E j  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 12:12 PM
better half
By monika shaha in Poetry | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
From all the mess, he is my clean space to live.. From all the noise,he is the peacefull sound.. From all the dark, he is my shinging star.. From all the lows, he is the reason to lift.. He is not just my better half    He is my happy half...  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 12:12 PM
Statue Of The Lake: Girl Near The Lake
By Shantunu in Poetry | Reads: 416 | Likes: 0
My ferocious dream took me to the world of unknown, There was a girl near the lake, De facto she was crying in a juvenile way, And her companion was me, The statue of the lake. My life is hell she said in feeble voice, And her shining drops of tears were falling on the ground, My inner soul cried, I  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 12:18 PM
Free
By Shubhalakshmi Das in Poetry | Reads: 467 | Likes: 0
Exuberant emerald foliage Silent evenings, the dream catcher clings,  Drops of Topaz raining from the Sun falling on little saplings. You, me still chained, sipping bittersweet tea while the li'l green parrot you caged, she's free. Empty roads and calm city   The 'Unlucky' black cat finall  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 12:33 PM
MOTHER AT LAST
By john methuselah in Fantasy | Reads: 653 | Likes: 0
MOTHER AT LAST   The young boy Naresh was restless and weary as he searched for a cool place where he could take shelter from the sweltering sun. Naresh was malnourished for his age; a pair of loose shorts was tied up with a string, and a shirt which drooped over his shoulders. He slung a bag w  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 12:56 PM
Quarantine 2020
By Dr. Jaspreet Kaur in General Literary | Reads: 259 | Likes: 0
"Quarantine" sounds like a big word. It is nothing but for our safety. Quarantine is for people who are exposed to the infectious agent with or without symptoms. They have to maintain self quarantine, staying at home, maintaining a minimum distance of one metre in the household. Since, one week I ha  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 01:24 PM
Metropolis Sindbad
By Aftab Yusuf Shaikh in Poetry | Reads: 567 | Likes: 0
The hungry storms of inflation, in my face.The waves roaringwith cries of dis-employment. Nobody survives this storm,they said, nobody has any resort-they had.Losing was ugly, I knew,not trying at all was bad,I steered my shipthe sails felt the strain,the storms bowed at lastbut the price was painno  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 01:49 PM
Bombay Rain
By Aftab Yusuf Shaikh in Poetry | Reads: 545 | Likes: 0
The clouds gatheredaround the palace She sat betweenmy two legs-spread out like a rumor,her head resting on my knee. And it rainedslowly and slowlyall night long.  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 01:51 PM
Phoenix of God
By Aftab Yusuf Shaikh in Poetry | Reads: 570 | Likes: 0
I am a Cancer survivor. How does it sound? Brave, courageous?deserving mercy or pity?How do I look to you?Weak, frail, sad, timid, strong, glad? I was washed and shuffledand thrashed and washed again,to purify, He wants me pureHe crumpled me like that piece of paperthat is destined to travel farthe  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 01:52 PM
Faith
By Saniya Ansari in Poetry | Reads: 342 | Likes: 0
I've been taught to save things and so I smile awkwardly whenever you tell me to talk saving words that i hold in between my molars.  and "you do not always have to do certain things" but I know, I will. I will!    I've been drowning  since a long time now. and it's worse than to  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 01:55 PM