By Karthika Rajan
An artist A madman A creature of infinite wilderness Hot poison in the loins Like music in solitude An inner eye flame permanently aglow In the shadows of midnight's lull
A pride that makes you so fiercely, roar Framed by a delicate spine Puzzled by fate A coldness in the heart That turns on and off like a security fence Darling, what fires in you I pray It shall stay the hell away from me.
By Karthika Rajan
By Zara Fatima Ali Inside my mind exists a stretch of earth, upon which there once lived a tree. The word ‘colossal’ was coined to define it. Its ancient roots clung soundly to the dirt it grew from;
By Virat Mehta Is baar rasoi mein gaya to samay ki aanch par umr ubal rahi thi Kuch zaayka laane ke liye masalon ki almari kholi to kayi choti dibbiyan padi thi Ek dibbi kamai ki, jo khaali si lag rah
By Bhavya Kumari Weary from the day’s work I lay on my bed sluggishly; feeling nothing at all. I want to think but my mind resists and dives into nothingness. My mind blocks my thoughts. I sit up in e