When I looked at this world, it felt like a stranger,I think was lost in a jungle, and I am not a ranger,I went beating a trail that no one’s going to follow,And all the promises seemed to be hollow,I…
The Butchering Goddess
Estimates for female foeticide vary by scholar. One group estimates more than 10 million female fetuses may have been illegally aborted in India since 1990s, and 500,000 girls were being lost annually due to female foeticide. MacPherson estimates that 100,000…
The Katju Conundrum
Some statements are legendary. One such statement was given by Justice Markandey Katju in 2013 when he stated that 90% Indians are idiots. This poem was written in dedication to that statement. Dedicated to Justice Katju 90% Indians are fools,Katju…
Court-martialed
She ordered fire,And I just waited,For the bullets to,Hit me hard. I thought I knew her,I was mistaken,As the metal ran,Through my heart. And she smiled on my face,Packed my tears and had them parceled,She quipped what a fool I…
Her Scars, Her Reign
her scars, her pride,she fought, she survived,her blood, her pain,cemented her reign
Blazing wounds
her fault was to love sans any desireshe turned each wound into a blazing fire
Her Freedom
she was locked in her house for months now,yet she could smell the freedom in air.
She is warrior (2)
she was hammered upon the heaviest anvilshe became the sharpest sword of steel
Far away from hell – An astronaut’s tale
Far away from hell is a poem written from the perspective of an astronaut who watches the earth from far away and thinks about world peace and futility and pettiness of wars and other conflicts. I just wake up,Look down…
Human Rights Hypocrisy
I am a soldier,Do you know me Mr. Human right?I guard the borders,So you can sleep in night,I am not trigger happy,And I too don’t want the fight. I patrol the barbed fences,Do you think I do it for myself?If…