Afaaf

Welcome to my poetry blog with some of my work still in progress. You can read my poetry below!

May 13, 2020

India under Lockdown

"Where do you belong to, brother??",
Was my pertinent question...
When I saw him vandalising on the streets..
"Is it not your own people, city, country???"
"Ohh", he said ," what do you know about being oppressed?"
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May 13, 2020

Reason to Smile

"Why do you always smile"?, They ask,
"You don't have problems.. No unaccomplished task??"
"After all, you are no super woman, and life must be stressing you every day..."
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May 13, 2020

Sound of Silence

I don't talk much, an old habit.. If you could say,
I feign ignorance.. Ridicule if you may....
But my silence speaks volumes - unsaid, unheard and quiet,
When words lose their meaning,
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May 13, 2020

Unlocking @ Lockdown

And the lock down taught me...
To be my own camarderie...
No Touch to let others survive.. on the contrary..
When going out becomes a curse,
Why not take a trip inside to flatten the curve..
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May 13, 2020

Letting Go...

Letting go is always difficult, I guess...
A toxic talk, an indifferent friend or a relation love less...
You may call it ego, I call it esteem..
A thin line between the two or so it may seem!!
I may sulk for days for the loss
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May 13, 2020

Listen

How I wish ,you listen to the scintillating sound of raindrops..
Or the melody I hear in the birdie chirps...
I am much of a loner..
I enjoy my company 😊
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May 13, 2020

Gratitude

The fairest blossom of the spirit...
The very essence of being human..
Sincere sane sensitivity,
Can only be solemn !!
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May 13, 2020

Beginnings and Endings

Not all good byes are sad,
"Move on", the heart says,
"Being stagnant is bad"
Bidding adieu is sometimes vital,
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May 13, 2020

Words...

Words - sometimes Wonderful, Weird.. at times..
Wacky they can be,
And Dark as the grime!!
Words - Why do they always need to have a meaning??
Why can they be more like Aves... Carefree, careless and
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