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A Man with Two Lives

A Man with Two Lives

By Akhilesh Sharma

There lives a man, 
who leads two lives, 
To a stranger though this reality, 
hides itself from public eyes 

"Who Am I" ?

"Who Am I" ?

By  Shahina  Begum

Till 21 years,
I thought it was more like - 
"I am my father's daughter 
Or my brother's sister". 

The simplest truth

The simplest truth

By Shivani Haritay

The simplest truth was just to accept the truth of me 
The truth I loved about myself 

In pursuit of identity

In pursuit of identity

By Mehak Taneja

Who am I?
Wondering looking up into the sky.
Asking myself...

Smartphone love

Smartphone love

By Meher Narang

This tiny long device had become my life
Its smooth edges made me easy to swipe

A product of Patriarchy

A product of Patriarchy

By Lily Singh

The sensual softness of my words,
Allures your thirsty lips;
Invitingly Compelling them
To stop resisting their urges

FAILURE

FAILURE

 By Ishika Keshari

I invigorate you to walk on with hope in your heart,
And you’ll never Walk alone

Identity Crisis

Identity Crisis

By Varsha Mishra

What's my identity?
I can't figure it out rightly.
Is it that I lost it somewhere,
In that rat race of proving myself?

Charred

Charred

By Prisha Tiwari

Smoke filled my lungs. 
My eyes burnt, tears streaming down my cheeks involuntarily. 

Notion or Emotion

Notion or Emotion

By Devika Maheshwari

“Ever heard of India?” Yeah, it’s that country that serves extremely spicy food, has movies that look like musicals .......

Envy

Envy

By Falguni Thareja

“Why does that kid have that toy?”

“Why am I not as smart as he is?”

I'm a Rainbow

I'm a Rainbow

By Sukhmani Kaur

At ten years old, I learnt what the colors of the rainbow were
At twenty, I know what they mean

Shapes

Shapes

By Dhriti Rawat

There was once a family of shapes, in the world of Geometry
Their society followed a Mathematical construct.

Darkside

Darkside

By Chandana  M

Every bright thing has a shadow
Every smiling face has a sorrow
People see still water clear
But the impurities lie deep sown in the bed adhere

I fell in love, Again

I fell in love, Again

By Shikha Singh

I fell in love, Again.
But this time,
Someone I gained.
With the person.....

My Eyelids Droop Down

My Eyelids Droop Down

By  Radhika Pradhan

My eyelids droop down.
I look at my forearms.
They are covered in skin, 
miles and miles of skin.

Poison and Sin

Poison and Sin

By Namrada Varshini

Some nights I'm Heathcliff
digging into your secrets

Where Books Bloom!

Where Books Bloom!

By Gunjan Joshi

As I sit on a summer afternoon enervated, 
While screeching sunlight speeds up photosynthesis of the flora outside.

Just One More Time

Just One More Time

By SHRUTI SHARMA

To all the lonely people out there,
Surely your world seems so clear....

Painted Destruction

Painted Destruction

By Elizabeth Hasan

I am what they call 'The Scream'
I’m not screaming, I am just existing

"I am wrong"

"I am wrong"

By Shivani Kandukuri

I am wrong
A wrong fit in the so called right world

Self Destruction

Self Destruction

By Minotee Gokhale

We live in the world of confusion ... 
Of a little awareness and more illusion ...

Red Light

Red Light

By Katyayini Budakoti

Midnight. It was almost midnight. But the night was still rippling with life in the narrow bastis of insectile existence. 

In search, until when?

In search, until when?

By MUNEESA SHAFI

Everyone is born with an identity,
Then why according one to a women for the world is an adversity

Lover

Lover

By Dishani Mondal

My lover has eyes that shine brighter than the brightest star in the evening sky. Shaped like almonds and guarded by thick, long lashes......

Stepchild

Stepchild

By Darshan Das

Never had a stepmother,
but I do feel like a stepchild;
Present hour's need

Present hour's need

By Apoorv Purandare

Not sure wether neighborhood friend is alive ,
But pretty much sure of celebrity Facebook Live.....

Jilted

Jilted

By Vijay Kiran

Coveting what I don't have 
Despising what I don't need

War Inside me

War Inside me

By Shaoni Das
There is a war inside me,
which will not tamp down
Don't Die You Have an Identity

Don't Die You Have an Identity

By Deepak Kanoujia

You, just think of worshipping
For me, You are God and Deity,
And you saying you wanna die!!