embers of the night

I have locked my actual self, In the realms of the night sky; Upon the distant stars, Burning' bright through the coal clouds, Distant yet scintillating, Fairy dust in my eyes, at times, Sparking my darkest nights Sometimes they fall like angels, Burn into my skin and scar; Beautifully macabre in their form, Marking their...

Eyes: Yours and Mine

I saw a mirror in your eyes Stumbling in was paradise A belief of love; capsuled with forever Beckoned me and I got carried away And there it was the hidden chest Forbidden from all the rest Opening it was crashing down In a deep stumbling mess, I drowned Like a moth is to flame...

Denying Waves

I feel the waves call out to me The dark and blue oblivion Made of hues colourless Perfect for blackened souls Maybe being submerged won't be too bad Yet a dive was all I dared Controlling the numbing urge to let go Resemble the wild water lillies And yet look grotesque I hold my breath,...

The Mirror

I peer through my glassy haze, At the identical girls, Trapped in the smoke of incertitude, Closed to being choked. One peers through with poignant eyes, With no more tears left to cry, Yet a willingness to change the mind, Of her divided self. I watch the other hurt herself, Believing she deserves no better....

~just between us~

Can we ever go back to what we, Used to be? Or are we done there? Never to return, watching memories burn Whitewashed photographs Reminding me our past And all the sunshine we emanated, When together, Growing the arcane meadows, Of our bond; Now they scorn, for I visit alone You’re lost; away from home...

Random Musings

Her and Me

The night sky is arcanely deep An indelible grief it weaves Unimaginable, unconquerable, palpable The darkness creeps around her Forever swirls the broken melody Of cries, tears and screams All her dreams stand out of reach Out of sight is gaeity Standing before the mirror She glances beyond, past me Through my scars, my fears,...

I’ll Be There

You walk past me Smiling as if nothing's wrong A weeping star Caught in the midst of storm And they don't realise That your cheeks are tired From wiping tears and faking smiles Tying yourself with a laugh That's threatening to come undone But you don't have to try so hard Don't need to put...

Death to Life

The pyre was set and ready As the sunflowers withered and died Making a way for me to tread Leading the way to raging flames That will burn my flesh, Consume me from within Endowing me with the desideratum Of living in this new world Guiding me to death And thus to vigor and life...

A Pledge On A Dream

I pledge fealty to a dream, That was seen along this flag A cloth imbibed with hope And tarnished with fear Bloodied by necessity Sworn to bravery Countless men, women Have grieved, fought, bled and died To keep our tattered dreams alive Not to glorify a symbol But defend an idea, an ideal Helping us...

Untitled( A Poem )

Hi! I am back *sheepish waving*

Soooo, i disappeared again, didn't I? Um well, I had too much going on with academics and other stuff and blogging felt like something forced then. And blogging should be fun, right? So, I decided to take a break and cool everything off. But now I am back! I will be completely active from tomorrow,...

Flowers Speak

Blooming midst the salty breeze Every flower speaks to me Like maple leaves from the autumn tree Swaying swiftly, gaily free Moving in it's melody Dewy petals, and nectar sweet Pollen dispersed in the wind of sea Wildly growing under the maple tree The flowers dance with my feet And we speak and speak till...

Summer Haiku

So yeah, the title's pretty self-explanatory? This time I'm not following the usual meter for haikus. Hope you like it! With Sandy gleaming shells And the breeze in my hair I get lost in the sun Have a good day!!

Meet Me Whilst The Sun Sets

Meet me, my heart whilst the sun sets, And the cold night's still away; For soon the yellow-orange hues, To dismal dark, will give way; The warmth stolen from the sky, The small balls of fire arise; Yet not enough to thaw us both, And set our souls alight; Then, the clouds will trap the...

Notes From Me, To Me

Alone at the edge of the universe, Humming a tune unlearnt, unheard A melody of my own Stretches far, seeking home A soul to affect, a voice to compliment The notes sway and pray for a human shell Renounced, they bounce back off surfaces Not allowed to penetrate Still the wind carries them in whispers...

Whispering Wind

I speak to you, the wind wafting in The one so paradoxical Cooling me down Yet you watch the city burn With rage, hate and envy Carrying the whispers of the devil Hearing the unheard And passing it as lies Or half-truths; even worse And there you still blow In the midst of blazes Meant...

The Face That Shone

Deep under the water Submerged but I never drown Suspended in a timely frown Yous and mes, all far away The moonlight stays up The halo far above A stairway of love awaits Alone and afraid, I can't climb it I am still searching for a face That shines through the blue Colours all my...

Grow Apart

My arms spread out, but they never quite reachWords are spoken, they don't cross the breachMy soul calls out, still stand my feetThe way to you, when did it get so steep? All my small made big issuesYou had called me out forGrow,this overthinking mess is now aloneYour words strampled onYou see me now, you...

The Bird’s Swan Song

The bird flew high that day To sing her song of pain A haunting tune, a shriek so loud All in the midst of rain Wet and cold but loudly still She continues her song Yet no one listens or pays heed Before its too long She climbed the branches again With her wing cut...

Happy World Book Day!

My baby’s 2!!!

disclaimer: yes idc if some of you think of a weird analogy due to the title. Like even our own riddhi says our blogs are like our babies Ahh yes, so as you could guess I mark my 2nd year blogversary today!! Wow, I didn't expect myself to hold out this long when I started,...

I Wish

Dear me, I wish there was a way I could actually pat your hand and let you cry on my shoulder. A way I could physically squeeze out all your pain, a way I could hold your tears before they fall, a way I could lift you up like I do with my friends, a...

Maybe

maybe i'm not that off-putting maybe i'm capable of being liked maybe i am loved maybe there's nothing wrong with me maybe it's not me, it's them maybe it's okay to crave different things maybe it's even good to be unique maybe i don't need to fit in maybe my thoughts matter maybe my feeling...

Stars Outshined and Parts Found

Under the moon, as she gazed at stars She found eyes gazing at her Unwaveringly, deeply, with pools of memories She raised her eyebrows at his trance He moved closer; eyes unflinching “I am gazing at your soul, At all the infinities you hold within Amongst the forced laughter I find a love so powerful...

A Lifetime Of Comets

Just a nerdy girl, with a sporty oneCatching comets and storing them in a stack of memoriesTheir minds synergised and melodies resonatedWalking along the path of growing upScared to lose, Scared to gainNot ready yet to accept the changePromising to always co-ordinate their feetEven if they lead to different destinationsA promise upon a comet, enough...

Then and Now

A taste of freedom To live and love the world A song I harboured That sand of dreamy lands and words A place with no expectations A place with no restrictions A place with just fixations A place which was my dramatisation A fantasy shattered Broken expectations One taste of reality Took all, it seemed...

Chasing Stars

The night sky is dark and deep Its tiny hearts glow as the world sleeps "Those are fairy dust", the little girl said "Lets collect them", said Bill "They are right there, on the hill" Just after dinner, the climbed up the mound And leapt for the moon, off the ground Their fingers touched just...

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Hiatus🙃

The title doesn't leave much to imagination, does it?😅 I am going for an indefinite(probably till 2nd week of Feb but not sure) hiatus. Its a bit hard to manage the blog with academic stuff. Sorry for not being as active as I was anyways. I promise to read all your posts once in a...

Don’t Tell Me You Know How I Feel

Don't tell me you get what I feel You always doubt it being real For you have never felt this quiet storm inside The one that rages to make me hide You detract the grief from my existence You mistake my presence for my absence You make me feel invisble And then magically share views...

My Battleground

There is no war greater than The one going on in my own mindThe spear of my fears piercingMy own flesh and yet Forcing the blood to stay in my veinsThe swords of insecurities areCutting down the dreams perched on wingsThe shield of acceptance lies Shamefully aside, not even trying to protectI look in the...

Rory’s stories tag

This is a supercool tag created by Simran @Far From Perfect. You're seriously missing out form a helluva amount of fun if you're not doing this. WE ARE ALL MULES HERE ARE THE RULES: Mention the original creator of the tag ie Far from perfect and leave a link to the original postUse the tag – Rory’s...

The Frozen Heart

My heart is caged in iceProtected by covering of snowSecluded, alone but safeYet, it wants to break the coveringBut, the ice is too strongI decorate its cage with snowflakesAnd dried flower dustI request it to remainHidden from everything outsideAway from the worldIt fights me as I talk to peopleWilling to break freeI don't want to...

Untitled

She still remembered his last words to call as soon as the flight lands. She remembered his warm hug, how his arms felt against her small frame. She couldn't see, but she remembered his smell, his laugh, his descriptions of the world. Even an year later since his plane went missing, she'd run towards the...

Society

Welcome to the society We hope you enjoy your stay You are free to be yourself As long as it is in the right way We would pity you if you lose Ignore you when you win the crown We would bully you for smiling Then ask you why you frown You have to believe...

Roads to Me

I was walking forward in the quaint highway As I thought of the roads left back A sudden thought gripped me, To experience what I had experienced; to look back There was I again, in the old corridoor Shy, timid, without a sense of dignity Smiling at everyone, bawling when bullied Palpable without without capability...

Numb

I sit there, Staring off into the distance. Maybe I don't cry anymore, But it feels like those tears, Have been soaked by my skin, And that they reside in me Numb That's how I'd describe the feeling Somehow, I know that its worse Than being sad That feeling something Is better than not feeling...

Visages

These days I have become pretty good at Smiling, all the time Everyone says I look so happy Everyone says I am a jolly person Everyone says I have such a positive outlook And that smile, it never fades I envision someone coming to me, And say, "I saw your mask crack", Asking me if...

Would You Answer Me? [poem + announcement]

Scars and Time

Photo by Maria on Pexels.com One time I got cut The wound, though skin deep, hurt a lot.Slowly it became a scar and faded awayTime heals everything, right?After that I was cut again A very deep cutIt bled. It hurt.Took time to become a scarBut it never faded awayIt bleeds sometimes, stillMark of a painful...

Unsaid

Everyone says, don’t care People always and come and go But, how can I stop thinking about someone Who has been inside me, forever, who left me alone? How can I forget someone, Who has been with me since I know of? What can I do to forget my own past? How can I forget...

A Small Thought

Photo by Valeriia Miller on Pexels.com I am supposed to write my own story But I can't decide if I am the author or just the muse? A small post but I had to keep it to 21 words. This was written in response to Saumya's contest - Write in 21! Check out her blog...

A Forbidden Room

Photo by Kristina Paukshtite on Pexels.com How nice it would be to have, A room inside our minds Where I could stash my thoughts, my memories That I don't want to rewind The swirl of consecutive broken melodies That my brain somehow relives Stay with me, out of control A refused gift they give If...

Poem for Myself

I have written a thousand poems For people around me All but one Have never written a poem for Myself It's not because I don't want to But because I really don't know how to Or perhaps because I never thought to But now I am trying And yet I don't know how to fill...

Away From Eyes

Photo by Jonathan Borba on Pexels.com Away from eyes, I'll do my happy dance Away from eyes, I'll take a risky chance Away from eyes, I'll sing my heart out Away from eyes, I'll click a photo with a pout Away from eyes, I'll write a love story Away from eyes, I'll rise to an...

Pretending Every Day

And yesterday they said,They listen to EDMAnd today I went and sangSongs I learnt yesterdayBefore that they saidThey dislike book wormsAnd I hid My copy of Mansfield RanchEven before that they wanted my notesAnd the naive me, gave itToo late to realise that they only talked to meWhen they needed those notesSomewhere in betweenThey said...

Friend

A friend is like a flower A rose to be exact Or maybe like a brand new gate That never comes unlatched A friend is like an owl Both beautiful and wise Or it is like a ghost Whose spirit never dies A friend is like a heart That goes on till the end Where...

I Guess

Photo by Dziana Hasanbekava on Pexels.com I guess I never really knew you I guess I never really understood you I guess you never really found me I guess you never really wanted to know me And I guess you never really wanted to understand me I guess you always hid from me I guess...

Our Beloved Classroom

That chalk and duster Accompanied by the blackboard With which the teachers taught Even if we were bored That occasional chattering Passing secret notes With worksheets and question papers Making paper boats With divider and compass Sculpting our own masterpiece( on the table!) Eating food in between classes With our besties In the exam hall,...

Life of a Topper

How many of us, how many have actually made fun of toppers? All of us, I guess. Let me share their viewpoints now and situations which they all hate with all their heart. 1. "You are so lucky" Whenever they get a good score in an exam( which is almost always ) there will be...

It Took Over

I see you lying there It's a bittersweet feeling It feels me jubilation and yet grief As I see you there, still and lying A gasp marks your face Your eyes wide with shock I think I see a few unshed tears A lot of red though, on your frock I loved you friend, trust me when...

Of Mountains and Hills

The mountain feels to high today And all I wanna do is stay in bed Curl up on it, make my pillows wet Revel in that moment I feel doing nothing But I still trudge through Paint a mask in face And get over with this day too I guess I never realised That if...

Alone or Lonely?

I tried explaining them why I am sad. Nothing came out. Perhaps I didn't understand it myself. And that's when they all start talking, saying I am not alone. I know I am not alone but right now I feel like a shooting star. Everyone looks at me, acknowledges me but I am destined to...

Happiness

Happiness. Such a subjective term We all want it. But we all don't have it To some it comes easily. Some struggle for it Everyone chases it. Through whatever means necessary For some it's money, for some fame For some it's by hard work, for some by attention For some it's by doing nothing, for...

I Dreamt A Dream

Last night I viewed a strange view That people had given up on war There were no more gun shots heard On streets there was no gore There was no more discrimination Everyone lived in harmony They did not kill in the name of love Nor in the name of money Lush green forests were...

What We Need..

When you're suffering from a problem And you need help; that's said People, wanted or unwanted Come to your aid You are huddled inside a room With those people filled in And all at once they start Begrudgingly, talking They hurl advices and suggestions Which you've listened to a hundered times And what you did...

Why me?

If you have to ask "Why me?" When in your heart you have no glee When the world is pouring its colossal drops And you can't handle the mess it has caused When the sky doesn't look blue again When sunlight is not fresh but a strain And you'd rather stay in Lying in bed;...

Exhausation

I am tired Not by the lack of rest Not by the fact that I have a lot of work Or there are assignments waiting on my desk   It’s something else The tiredness is embedded At the back of my eyes In my nerves, deeper within myself   I am tired of the fake...

My Secret Keeper

I could never trust a person I always concealed the truth As all that I said was held against me So I trusted it with you Every single emotion I had That I had lied about Was something I opened up to you Said everything without a doubt Every moment of sadness Every tear that...

A letter from Algebra

Dear Students, I am not gonna ask you whether you are fine 'cause I know that most of you will say that I have made your life a living hell. So, let me start with the main topic of this letter. You people are extremists! Don't deny this because I'm gonna prove it. Some of...

A War Against One’s Own

The night is my biggest enemy Or perhaps I have made it so to be It makes me think about things Which I want to forget, which can't return swinging As I lie on the bed The night's silence envelops my head All those memories start seeping in It makes me overthink It's hard to...

Waves

I felt like the waves of the ocean Flowing and just being there I had lost attention of my surroundings Numb, I stared into no where That was how every day felt like Just existing just being Going through that routine like water Going up and crashing down That's it, I was alive but dead...

I am Jealous

It's hard to watch Hard to remember All that she does to me All that she did So well liked She had so many friends who loved her Always the best, coming out on top Skillfull and affable Smart and confident Every quality you'd like I wonder when the success got to her head And...

Meeting!

I woke up with a smile on my face Knew I could funally embrace You, the lovliest sweetest gift My heart's racing can't stop it I've waited for you for such a long time But every efforts's paying off a dime There's a skip in my step as I wander about Smiling and grinning throughout...

Gray

They say that black is wrong And also say that white is right But there has to be a gray somewhere Like there's dawn between day and night The say that one's life Is either black or white But actually our lives are gray What they say just isn't right There is something good in...

My Doll

I had a doll Which did all sort of bad things Scary, terrifying and terrible Incidents you'll be afraid of reminescing She took out my cat's eyes And played with them like ball We never saw her doing it But she was with them in the hall A voice used to sing at night A...

Bullet Tears

She looked at his crisp uniform He looked at the sullen sky Tears had started welling up When he said that it isn't a goodbye He left his harmonica with her The teary eyes looked at his medal clad chest She said," Play one tune when you return, Just one part if not the rest."...

Lost/Found

I think I just lost myself But where, is something I am not entirely sure of Perhaps in the movies I watched Perhaps between the lines of the books Perhaps while listening to that old song Or maybe when I was reminescing memories Perhaps it was on that walk barefoot on the grass Perhaps when...

Coloured

Disclaimer: This poem(especially the word 'you' used here) does not intend to point to any person or community in particular. They are just my thoughts on something that has been in this world for a long time, from a perspective. You're pink when embarrassed Pale when stressed Green when sick Red if someone pricks Blue...

To Be Vulnerable

As thoughts swirl, I watch the rainThey run around, dominate my brainThose soft tears of grief or mirthShedded by nature to clean the dirtYou could just stand and watch themFor an eternity, just look at them falling on stemsWhen I dig deeper into their meaningThe results are astonishingThere's no promise in thereThey might hit the...

The Mask

She smiles, my eyes cry She is outgoing, I'm shy She loves, my mind is alone She is amazing, my qualities uknown She is beautiful, my insides are a mess She is happy, I feel stressed My mask is perfect- It hides me Note: This is fiction.

Ècrit

When I hold my pen Words rain down in the open Penning down my feelings Leaving my heart empty and head reeling When I am purple with rage The angry words enclose the paper cage When sad or gloomy They reflect melancholy As excitement takes over Words on that paper, flutter Or when I am...

As I Awaken

I woke up to see The sky with the stars Glowing as the fall I wanted them to find me As I awaken I am carried by that glow And I long for that flame In it I want to be taken I feel like a moth drawn to it Yet it doesn't come near...

Letting go…

I used to hold onto things too tight Thought it made me brave, and everything alright My fingers would ache holding onto the past But I thought it was worth the pain it cast Would remember my mistakes every time the wind blew The pain would hit me anew Yet I held onto it tightly...

The First Step

Everyday, I look at myself in the glass.The torn girl. Hiding her scars Sitting around without a purpose. Cluttering her mind with questions. It felt like a never ending journey. I wanted to explore. Myself. Yet I could never take the first step. I didn't know what it was, where it was or how do...

Oblivion

The memory again hits my mind As the frightening lullaby plays in rewind The darkness again closes around me What happened that night? How could it be? A midnight stroll beneath the stars The moonlit night devoid of scars I gazed into the oblivion just to see The sight that'll never set me free She...

Never Enough

She's never enough Always has to compete Just to be kickedBack on the streetShe's never enough Always not goodHer soul spiralling Hiding under a hoodShe's never enough Always a second pickThe thoughts that makeHer heart and mind sickShe's never enoughAnd so her soul hidesAnd I awakenThe demons arise

Mistaken Fairytales

When I was a kid They told me fairy tales With handsome princes And princesses with ponytails The princes were said to be strong Formidable and good looking too They were also intelligent And every good quality you could brew The princesses were not this special They were just beautiful With evil parents And injustice...

Being Me

It is a known factIts a burden being a womanShe has to conceal her painAs she is a womanShe is a bud, a gardenA legacy of sacrificeEthereal and musticalA chaff hidden in riceShe is a view, a mirrorOur holy GitaSuppressed and blockedShe is a Draupadi, A SitaThe world of manHas made her a satireLost her...

A Birthday Present🎁

Stories, yours and mineCame together, did greetJust likes waves In an ocean meetI'll flow with you as wellAs I have known youI have known how to makeLife better in its own wayAdd a cherry to its cakeI'll be there as wellI may not be very popularAnd the whole world may not like meBut, I know...

The Divorce

A man in Phoenix calls his son and says," Your mother and I are getting divorced. We are sick of each other and can't stand each other." "What are you saying? Wait, I am calling my sister!", his son replied from Oxford. "Father called me and said that they are getting divorced!", he tells his...

Mirror ,Mirror Off The Wall

Mirror mirror on the wall Its time for you to leave the hall I know my looks don't matter at all They can't make me rise,can't make me fall And I am not afraid of what I see 'Cause what you show me I know already Whatever you show me is my damaged outside I...

Tears

Embrace the dropsThat slide down your cheekThe mini waterfallsThat you think makes you weakThe pearl like dewThat moistens your lashesThe transparent, soft waterUpon falling down, gently splashesLove the rain, let go of the painThe pain that's slowly driving you insaneClose your eyes, and let the tears fallThat nectar can sweep the world and allThose are...

A Comparison

Life: Is like a kite You never know how high you soar Or whether you'll fall down and be crushed with feet Life: Is like a raindrop You never know whether you'll reach the ground, your destination Or mix with the other drops or the air Life: Is like a rose, tragicomic Can't complain about...

Dear ______

When I was grown up enough I found you Beside me you stayed In summers and winters too You got me in trouble too But I did not stop seeing you You distracted me from everything Any faint sound from you, made in my mind, bells ring You got my attention so very fast Our...

Fixing

My friend came to me. Distress was etched across her face. Sunken eyes, pinched face and hunched shoulders. An unhealthy aura of hopelessness around her. She told me that she is a dissapointment and can't do a single work properly. That she is worthless. "We all have phases like this and just because we don't...

Star Light

“Star light, so bright, Clenching my eyes tight I see your shine Things feel fine Wish I may, wish I might That one day I shine so bright” Those were the words, she uttered whenever she saw the stars at night. They glowed but not with anger or displeasure but with love. Love she never...

Irony At Its Best

How do I mend a broken heart? My world has simply fallen apart Those were my thoughts when Rudy Steiner died, For "The Book Thief", buckets of tears I cried I jumped in joy and laughed a lot As the criminal, it punishment got I cheered aloud for "Perry Mason" As he came home from...

The Moon of 2020

The moon loked down upon As the virus did its task And on its beautiful patched face Resided a mask It looked down As earthquakes shook the ground And when the floods swept everything away He still looked down and frowned As all work places shut down And the schools lost their charismatic chatter And...

There was a funeral in my heart

There was a funeral in my heart A burial in my brain And I tell you for sure that very moment Quite heavily it did rain Where you would have said a soul exists Now resides a grave My insides are tearing them out Outside I look brave She lies there, inside the earth Trying...

Expectations

Don't you feel that weight,Of not having expectations,But of people having them from you?Does it not feel like An added responsibility?I know it's good to have itIt means people think you are ableBut, just the thought ofDissapointing them is enoughTo make it seem like a precious burden To make tumultuous thoughts riseTo make the outere...

Dive

I dived head firstInto the abyss of a seaOf my mindTo explore the unexploredTo know the known knownsAnd remember the unknown knownsAnd gear up for the unknown unknownsAt first it had sunlightThat sparked and carried alongMy words, that I speakBefore I entered a worldGuarded and protectedBy the toughest barriersYet vulnerableIt started turning darkI didn't want...

Voiceless

I see what you're doing. I don't speak against you. But, just the fact that I choose not to speak, Doesn't make me voiceless. You see the wrongs. You know them. You understand them. Yet you aren't speaking. Does that not make you voiceless?

Nightingale of Dreams

Hush, keep it a secret…

Hush, keep it a secret I know yours, I won't reveal Keep mine in your heart's sturdiest pocket I promise you, you won't regret They all saw the funeral Hush, keep it a secret They believe you're dead Killed by a heart attack Hush, keep it a secret It was choking, from a nugget What...

Patriarchy

Perhaps it developed due to insecuruty A system that aims at gender authority The eldest male is the supreme power Rules that they say one can't overpower Installing gender inequality from the roots A system where girls tend to be mute Resigning to illogical restrictions Can't say that gaps in opportunities are going through dereliction?...

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~Heavenly Gift~

Notes blend together To create that soothing sound Instruments make a mess That feels good to be around The lyrics washing over me Instilling their meaning throughout The octaves resound As all my previous thoughts move out The tunes meddle with my brain As they rejuvenate it The feelings of the voice Move to my...

~Contrast~

She is out-going, I am shy She is creative, my mind's dry She is popular, I am unknown She is a calm breeze, I am a cyclone I am brainy, she likes sports I like cells, she is interested in forts I like my solitude, she likes a crowd I love a book, with YouTube...