Tag: Poem

Voices, separated by a floorDon’t dare tell her she’s worth moreThan what she’s been bargained for Hands have been shookBrooms to replace the bookThey change her look Her jhumka pull her downAnd with the weight of her gownThey hide her frown Freedom has a genderNothing wrong with selling herIf she’s the burden and you are…

It’s fast approachingThe countdown is ending.Unwanted, beguilingShe’s far from unnoticing True.They didn’t seem to know she’d care.But they didn’t seem to care she’d know.Rationality then got lost somewhereAnd, dramatically, her heart took the blow Does anything make it fair…?She wishes they’d careHow could they think of going, without her, there? When’d she lost control? She was…

It’s early in the morningAmidst the puffy eyes and empty seats,Him and his many full plastic bagsAre in the adjacent seat. The sound of ripping plastic.From a tiny plastic pouch, he produces a clothHe wipes his razor cleanAnd tucks away the cloth into his hat, revealing his bald head Why there, I wondered? But what…