To this day, whenever I laugh a lot while joking about with my friends, these words from my mother come back to me.
Tag: domestic abuse
The Run
Inside the mind of a 12-year-old who decides to run away from a toxic household.
Growing Up in a Violent Home: The Silence Around Abuse
I went back home every day with a heavy heart, afraid of what today's episode of 'home' had to offer.
The Cleansing
A poem on a young bride, her patriarchal household and an unfortunate incident.
All the Darkness We Cannot See: A Story That Everyone Hears and No One Tells
My personal experience on gaslighting – a tale we all hear and yet barely acknowledge publicly.
Lockdown Tales From a Privileged Household
On the domestic abuse that goes on behind privileged doors.
Dealing With Abusive Parents in Adulthood
Abuse at home comes under the guise of concern, care, expectations and love.
The Different Fathers I Know
Father's Day when you have a bad dad.
A Hidden Face
Despite facing innumerable hardships, a poem on how many women have to put on a brave face to tackle each new day.
‘Fenimism’
A poem on growing up queer in India.
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