The Unending Fire

They came at night, held torches and guns, Faces devoid of features, I only heard the violent hums, As I held my baby tightly against my bosom, Hoping they’d turn blind and deaf towards my son.   I heard their emphatic roars before I saw the raging embers. Before I could wince, they had burned […]

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Rose-tinted glasses

You woke up today feeling a little meh, Got dressed, did not take a shower, Went straight to stuff your face With a truck load of sugar.   Now that you’re all perked up, Let the excitement begin. You’re all jazzed up for nothing, Just a dull shade of boring this morning.   The sky […]

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Joy

‘Aren’t I the lucky one?’, I said to Dolly. Dolly smiled at me, winking happily. ‘You see Dolly, I’m not just a girl anymore. I’m a beautiful, grown up woman.’ Dolly’s expression didn’t falter, she just smiled some more.   Just a few hours ago I was overjoyed At my gifts of a pretty white […]

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Chapters

The quill, it has written many verses, Some dull prose, some merry curses, Filled with drama, every saga left untold, Has millions of cries, of laughter and woe to behold. Tidy, it is not, nor brimming with joy, For it is the story of the heart, of every girl and boy. The first chapter unfolds […]

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Twelve Years

I woke up one day, and a brilliant idea came to my mind. I brushed off the dust in my hair, and scrunched up my behind. I saw how the photographers had proceeded in their projects. But I, barely with a functional camera, have never captured my subjects.   Never mind that, I told myself, […]

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Silent abuse

Something that I feel deeply about— Abuse that women go through.. Physical, emotional or sexual. We need to stop being in denial and accept that women are being mistreated. And we need to take control. There is nothing wrong in accepting that one has been a victim of abuse. But there is everything wrong in […]

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Nostalgia

I was sitting on the porch one fine evening when wham!!! I got struck by a wave of nostalgia. I was back in my lovely, cosy home with sunlight pouring in. It was dusk. I’ve always loved the sunset. There is something magical about how the orange hues when they touch your skin, they titillate […]

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