Tag: poetry
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ghost of loneliness
Loneliness creeps through the voidthat is createdin your heartand pulls youinto the depths of eternaldarkness and sorrow.It builds a wallbetween you and your loved onesmaking you unable to seeand hear them clearly.Even when they show affection you feel left out wondering “Do I even matter?”One by oneit cuts the tieswith people around youmaking you feelunwanted.The…
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poems
She loves reading poemsfor when she readsshe finds the words that comfort her,challenge her,teach her how to live.Poems are her only escapeand a way to expresswhat she feels so deeply.She rewrites the poemsthat she loves with her shaky handson a old piece of paperand tucks them besides her pillow.Every night she reads those wordsand wakes…
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breathtaking
“Did the sun come out, or did you just smile at me?“You’d probably cringeAt this cheesy pickup lineBut trust me,When you look at meIt feels the sameDid I ever tell youHow breathtaking and handsome you are?Did I ever tell youWhen you smile at meMy heart meltsLike a snowflake at the first ray of sunshineDo you…
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And my sorrow was born…
And when my Joy was born, I held it in my arms and stood on thehouse-top shouting, “Come ye, my neighbours, come and see, for Joythis day is born unto me. Come and behold this gladsome thing thatlaugheth in the sun.” But none of my neighbours came to look upon my Joy, and great wasmy…
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Spaces in your togetherness
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.But let there be spaces in your togetherness,And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another, but make not…
Vrunda Chauk 