The poet questions where people go with all the grief that they carry in their hearts.
Tag: grief
The Week After You Died
The poem deals with the death of the poet's maternal grandmother and younger sister.
Women and the Flaming Patriarchy
A poem based on the observations of a queer person on how women are trapped by patriarchal norms within their own homes.
To Walk on Water
The poem is all about the poet's experience with a sad moment and his failed attempts to conquer his emotions and come out of the the sea of sorrow.
Death, a Casual Visitor
'Your death is not a part of your life, perhaps it is a part of your loved one’s life.'
The Daughter Who Didn’t Cry
A poem about a daughter unable to grieve her dead mother in the way everyone expects her to.
It’s in the Air
A tribute to a friend, Asha Anand, who battled terminal illness with a smile.
‘My Gayness Won’t Make Your Child Gay, Uncle’
A poet from a middle-class family in a small town writes about the daily turmoils of being queer in a homophobic world.
How Does One Become ‘Man Enough’?
'I still ask myself, what if my mother never gave birth to me?'