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I sipped a brew of flavours- adrak, elaichi, cheeni, kulhad the essence of leaves churning comfort slowly, no nosing around no questioning skilfully yet so kind, rummaging through the mind’s unkempt…
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That guilt reeking dusk he gulps, with some smouldering sighs His abrased chisel seethes, dungeon door writhed  He (the sculptor) cherished her nudgy prayers for a few morsels  She, a mute urchin, mutilated again, by those heinous…
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The more I hold on tight, I remember all those fights, I had to fight for keeping you by my side. The more I want to let it go, I remember all the moments of disdain, And you thought Only you were the one in pain.…
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I stood stoic, by the stream, before I could hold no more, And limbs gave weigh, they’d always been strong, I ask of those responsible for my gore, Where did I and my unborn calf go wrong? Progeny of a free land I was,…
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Every swaying leaf, assured me of your love, I have known, but kept evading to save, An erupted heart, bleeding with aches, Like the clouds sailing, even in the rains, Refusing to melt and rain down to the earth. …
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B-Breezy bewitching moon-lilt, swoon over her forehead I-Indigenous pride, scrubbed through umpteen culture erosions N-Nancy, Nandini, Nilofer, all adore her… D-Dainty designs, welding religions, righteousness, distant…
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When God was packing babies, To be sent to earth, A baby said, "Give me parents, Who would await my arrival, Where I would be away, From war, strife and anxiety, Where I would have, An extended family, To care for me, Even if…
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Wonder how we love little things Little things that give big glee The 'ding dong' of notifications The little dot of status updates The unending scrolls Some small red hearts and Love-filled eyes The green light…
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Messed up head, Cracked up soul, This ain't me, It's the product of The Society. Who tells us What's right and what's wrong, Should you date someone Or wander alone, Until one morning everything changes, And they suggest to…
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Beneath the muddy ground where I stood Graves those histories left behind In waves' hisses Still the triumphant cheer of settlers unemptied desires, palpitations Incessantly calling back Ceaseless breaths of Abandoned promised…
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