I'm a frightened girl, in this big world
swaying along the tapered lane.
I make effigies on the clouds,
with inkless pens.
Singing to the air,
talking to someone who doesn't exist.
I pick up my paints,
go out again for a last try.
Not yet, they say
But I've waited long enough.
I walk back.
murmuring to the space, into the darkness.
Come and hold my fists steady,
rock me in your lap
while I sob into your shoulder.
Will you, please come and sing to me?
*Met Aisha, 19,recently.
Brilliant artist.
Not allowed to pursue, mothers 3 kids instead.
swaying along the tapered lane.
I make effigies on the clouds,
with inkless pens.
Singing to the air,
talking to someone who doesn't exist.
I pick up my paints,
go out again for a last try.
Not yet, they say
But I've waited long enough.
I walk back.
murmuring to the space, into the darkness.
Come and hold my fists steady,
rock me in your lap
while I sob into your shoulder.
Will you, please come and sing to me?
*Met Aisha, 19,recently.
Brilliant artist.
Not allowed to pursue, mothers 3 kids instead.
i really like this.it has a nice suspended
ReplyDeletequality to it and besides that its just good too :)
I totally changed my poem today.I do that a lot on the first day because I mainly write it online
Yup I saw that. I wanted to read it again and then I realized its not the same. :P
ReplyDeleteBut I love your peoms! They are all so good! Can't choose a favorite!
I also love peoms. Peoms are like so awesome. Peoms all the way. Peoms Peoms Peoms.
ReplyDeleteI love ice creams.
ReplyDeleteWOW. :O
ReplyDeletethat's the first thing that came to my mind after writing this.
I always wish ed I could write poems.
Oh and I love icecreams too. xD
take care, you :)
xoxo
Thaaaaaaaaank you.
ReplyDeleteI bet you write well too :D
And ice creams are awesome. BR's triple fudge chocolate ice cream. The fuck is thaaaaaaaat? Yumm numm.
and then they say that I am crazy,
ReplyDeletefor what I dont see the reality?
for what I dont agree..
I live a fantasy, that's quite, like me...
jeez sweet stuff, u got here..
P.S.: I am poking ur cat and making her crazy. I shall be a loyal visitor..
regards
aJ
This is very sensitively written...captures the struggle beautifully! And its really sad that its inspired from a real person...
ReplyDeleteAakash - Thaaank you. The biili's so cute na? :D
ReplyDeleteSiddhartha - thank you! Its disgusting when you know you can't really help the person. A very helpless feeling.
Oh my God.
ReplyDelete"I'm a frightened girl, in this big world" - I misread the first line as "in this BLOG world" instead of "in this BIG world".
All this while I was thinking it's about you.
Hahahahaha.
And also some sadness.
HAHAAHAH you're mad.
ReplyDeleteTu pagal hai.
ReplyDeleteTu princess hai
ReplyDeleteTu froggy hai.
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