The Fear

The fear to be forsaken by friend, The fear to be forsaken by beloved, The fear to be forsaken by husband, The fear to be forsaken by wife, The fear to be forsaken by children, And the fear to be forsaken by all and the society, But never the fear to be forsaken by...

I Want to Walk Back

Give me my stick, I want to walk back to that morning, When the bread bakes in the kitchen over the din of many, And the plump tea cups with milky smile at the top, Wait in patience upon the table, Topped with silvery sheet. Give me my stick, I want to walk back to...

The Rain Hesitates

The trees fall and bleed  And curse the world. The vehicles whiz by,  And the dark smoke challenges the air, Throttles the ones caught in its snare. The slush by the drain lingers,  And grins and spits upon the passers-by. The sand and cement in open...

Haircut

The mobile phone on the table shrieked at the top of its voice. The device was sat at the loudest mode of its ring tone so that when it rings she can hear it from the other end of her house. By the time the phone rang, she was in her bed and tried to drag her off from...

From the Ash Grows the Green

A big junkyard,  Of broken toys and cans, Amassed over the years, Weeds of hatred, envy and hubris, To be set on fire, The blaze hails fertility, And from the ash grows the green, The green of promise and creativity. ……..Dr. Fathema...