A love poem never sent.

Body? Temple they say Suffering, I say I search for words Over sandy dunes of waterless deserts Words, I don’t find How do I spell pain? When no words happen around it? Hide, they say Guilt, Shame, Disgust, I feel       Worms crawl over my skin My surface burns like the hot sun Cells shatter to…

Rotten, not broken.

You pulled my hair, every strand, now just a memory Eyeballs melting into a puddle, falling with a “plop” Dropping next to my wrecked body Flowing like hot lava over the Wretched Earth Limbs being dismembered Sinews torn from within Is that tearing I hear? Of red flesh, blood and muscle, ripping apart. Annihilated. I…

I’ll not resist…

I'm arching and falling.I have no backbone.Too ashamed to resist.Too winded to cry. Always told to comply.Always told not to make a big deal of a little thing. But this little thing is eating me away. Bit by bit. I wish they'd slap my face. I wish they'd drag me through the streets. I wish…

Death, Decay and Depression.

University of Hyderabad was a beautiful place. I stayed in the North Campus which was greener than the South. My hostel had a large terrace that was open for everyone. People used to go there to gaze stars, dry clothes, or sometimes, to smoke a cigarette. Some said that the terrace was haunted. Some said…