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LIFE OF DARIOUS

LIFE OF DARIOUS

By EVANGELIN YEEDA

Once there was a man called DARIOUS,
Born in a family which is Virtuous,
Grew up well as Righteous.

Self destruction via obsession

Self destruction via obsession

By Neha Kumari Jena

Self destruction results in two outcomes . Either you die and bury yourself or take birth from it .

Lose it to find it !

Lose it to find it !

By Anjali Gupta

She always thought of herself as a strong person untill love hit her. Hopeless romantic as she was this had been her dream since always

 

Questing

Questing

By Manisha Shrestha

There it is again -
the mirror, staring at my void.
I look, and look away.

Next time, I promise.

Next time, I promise.

By Priya D'Silva
#Feelings!!!

#Feelings!!!

By Sarah  Abbas

One who had a tender heart,
One who was talented and smart,

Being

Being

By Susan Vaisian

Trifling fingers, exploring without grasp
Searching mother's bosom, mouth failing to clasp.

Self Destruction

Self Destruction

By Upashna Singh

The haggard Raven croaks perched on a distant tree.
Is it morn or eve?
Lips parched, some Adams Ale would seal the cracks.

My shades of grey

My shades of grey

By Reemanshi Yukta

My shades of grey
Exasperated I feel,
Trapped amidst the chaos I never wanted to deal.

MY  KITEMAN

MY KITEMAN

By  Niladri Chattopadhyay

He loved to fly kites. 
Even he could make them. 
They said he could make the kites talk and the paper-dots, up in the sky..

ARTIST

ARTIST

By Chyra Rose Luiz

A chubby face, a toothless grin
An ignorant heart lies within
Hand prints and footprints across the porch

A journey to define my identity

A journey to define my identity

By GEORGE THALIATH

My lips uttered: “On a Journey”,
my stalwart mind repeated, it’s “on a journey”
a well-defined destination is waiting. 

My Body

My Body

By Keerthana Ramamoorthy

I hate my body,
not because I don't look beautiful
or the rape culture
what my country holds

My Identity

My Identity

By Smriti Pradhan

When we are born we get identity by our name given by our parents. Our name becomes our identity until we define ourselves in this world.

A letter to man

A letter to man

By Anahita Rangreji 

Dear man, 
Do not restrict me to the curves of my body,
My mind is a gold mine

Lighter than Air

Lighter than Air

By Mandavi  Choudhary 

Lighter than Air
O’er the clouds,
Waltzing alone amidst the bluest skies,
She floated with her chin and head up, lighter than air

Daily Practice Problems

Daily Practice Problems

By Snehil

Dr. Knight looked around the huge studio apartment he was sitting in. There were three cupboards filled with books on his left hand side. 

Unraveling Myself

Unraveling Myself

By Apoorva Singh

As I’m lying on my bed, trying to soothe my unquenchable thirst for social media consumption, my mom is out there in the 1800s

Bleeding Away

Bleeding Away

By Ananya Saini

The sand was slipping through her fingers,
She couldn't hold the petals together.

WHO I AM

WHO I AM

By Saumya Wafa

I was always wondering about just one little question
Ever since I was a kid enough

Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love

By Pooja  D. Raina

You say its love.
If its love, why can’t I breathe?
Why don’t I feel loved?
Why do your actions say otherwise?

It did not bother me at all

It did not bother me at all

By Aradhana Dube

As long as I can recall,
Standing among my classmates,
I weighed the most in the student hall,
But it did not bother me at all.

masochism is my muse

masochism is my muse

By revathi raghavan 

A paradox exists in the chasm that lies between habits and addiction . The rickety bridge that crosses the cavernous gap, is called indulgence.

The Other Side

The Other Side

By Ranjana Chakraborty

In the world of narrow mindedness
Why I am consider as a taboo?

Where Drinks Conjure Friends

Where Drinks Conjure Friends

By Payal Priya

“Talk, talk , talk”, they shout
And turn and leave 
And not a word is uttered.

Crying with a smile

Crying with a smile

By Mrugshitr Bansal

She smiled and said, ‘Let me lay out another case for you. And then you yourself answer me.’

A rock

A rock

By Rutuja Shelke

As a kid I had always been fascinated by the ocean and its magnificent waves. Looking at it from the hilltop

Dahej

Dahej

By Munnaswmai Pullelu
"The Self- Destruct Button"

"The Self- Destruct Button"

By Dipti .S

When it comes to pushing the self-destruct button normally people find it easier than to undergo. But what they don't think about.....

Queen's identity: her queendom

Queen's identity: her queendom

By Shubhanshi Bajpai

Clouds roaring loud
most of them ask to repent,
they knew her people would recent.
cloud's roaring loud