How can a woman, Knowing that her husband has the virus, Knowing that the infection spreads, Knowing that her life could be at risk, Put...

It's a dull, grey evening on the subway train. These people on the streets, at the park, on the seats -- they all seem to have suddenly...

One: At 6000 ft. when the red 'Danger' sign starts slipping away. Age 1 to 4: Mother feeds me soft, mushy food, My mouth is smeared in a...

I need your help for I'm trapped in a three-walled house By a mad woman stuck with the mind of a little girl Who furnishes its rooms in a...

When a comedian dies, will his funeral play his jokes, And the funeral goers shed tears of laughter instead of grief? Will his coffin...

So you’d like to sonograph emptiness, and see what it can produce. Come. Take these sheets of paper. Those are my writings that you see....

The words feel too powerful. The phrase, a cup of fresh water After drifting for centuries in an ocean. The water was always there, but...

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They try to fit you into a tiny fishbowl called femininity. And you are a whale. You may not want to fit in at first, But that's where...

Twelve years, it's been. Twelve years since the last human passed by this abandoned soddy. Twelve years - too long for blood to remain...

A rabid lotus bloomed in the wheat field one afternoon. Saffron was its shade, not pink. The farmer who bent her back all day Stood up...

Where the clothes end, the crime begins. Everywhere else is fair. A child is the safest option. All she can do is stare. Not at your...

Before I wake, I'd like to know if I survived the giant hopping cow. To see if it was a treasure that hit my plough. To know if I escape...

Like every good moment, The bad moment too will last. Like every good moment, The bad moment too shall pass. Don't give up just yet, my...

I loathed that towering hurdle. Abhorrence was a gentle way to describe it. Mildew was generously coated on its walls. Light was an...

In a vast ocean Of twisted and endless thoughts, My mind drifts alone.

Death: Your eyes see nothing but tears, Your ears ring with the foul sayings of your peers, Your heart knows nothing but ache, Your lips...

I will make you wonder. I will make you weep. In dreams, you will wander, And days, you will sleep. I will take the joy out of you. I...

Don't be late, Get home by dark. Cover yourself, Don't dress up. Don't roam alone; Don't roam at all. Stay at home, Or prepare to take...

"Just write," they say. I try; nevertheless I fail. Am I not meant to hold this pen, Or soil the page with my thoughts? Am I not allowed...