Umpteen timesHave I been foodAnd at times preyTo a man’s hunger,Now who is your father. Once in a month, three daysMy womb weptTears of bloodTill the day you sprouted And I graduated fromA private shame to aPublic honour. Not as easy as a fruit that can be pluckedNot as easy as an egg to layContinue reading “Woe, Owe and Vow”
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No Love Left
There is no love left To oil the wheels of life There is no love left To absorb the shocks of our journey There is no love left To simmer the hurts There is no love left To spring back to life There is no love left To blow away the sins There is noContinue reading “No Love Left”
Rope in a tug of war
The Dilemma of a Daughter-in-law
Verses from the Heart 