Being a queer person is like being a ghost where you have to find places to hide and yet people get scared when they find you.
Tag: poetry
A Numb Urge To Give Up
A poem about a restless mind stuck in a numb soul and and body in pain, struggling to find a way out.
Review: Diary Writing as Wound and Therapy – Navigating Solitude Through the First Lockdown
Even as it encapsulates the disarray of a deeply distressing time, the spirit of Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee’s 'The Town Slowly Empties' is ultimately uplifting.
Hide and Seek
The poem reflects on the communal tensions surrounding mosques, temples and Gods in the country.
Chandeliers in Our Sky
The poet dedicates this poem to her younger brother and the dreams they forged together as children.
What Do We See When We Look Up at the Sky?
'Before you ask what I see, tell me which sky to look from / and which one to look at.'
The World of Illusions
A poem about getting lost in an illusionary world, a brief escape from reality.
Tick, Tock
The poem outlines the frustration, exhaustion and anxiety of a student in anticipation of their board exams; encompassed by familial and societal pressure, as they seek to find composure.
Thoughts Have Become Armour
The poet's experience of overthinking.
An Ode to Our Ancestors
A poem on the Partition and how it affected the families caught in its fallout for decades.