Category: Poetry

Whispers in the Shadows Beneath the weeping willows, innocence crumbled, In war’s dark embrace, where hope once humbled. Children’s laughter silenced, like a stolen song, Innocent hearts, where the shadows belong. Through shattered windows, the moon sheds tears, On silent streets haunted by lingering fears. Mothers weep, cradling dreams turned to dust, Innocence lost, an […]

Father, are you still toiling in the farm Or has the season of plantation ended I can smell the monsoon And rain soaked earth! Yes father, I know our oxen are old They cannot pull the plow When I come back, we will buy young beasts And you don’t have to rant them to trot […]

In the tapestry of existence, a common man weaves, A tool in the hands of family, society, and what he conceives. The weight of expectations, a burden he bears, In the grand scheme of life, he becomes ensnared. Within the walls of family, a dutiful role, A pawn in the game, a mere rigmarole. Absurdity […]

In the city’s heartbeat, a modern woman roams, Caught in the vortex of FOMO, where anxiety looms. YOLO, the mantra, on lips like a spell, Yet, the modern dilemma, a tale to tell. In the glow of screens, she seeks the thrill, FOMO’s whispers, an insatiable fill. A digital carnival, a parade of delight, Yet, […]

In the concrete jungle, where the towers stand tall, Humans scurry, another brick in the wall. A modern rat race, a relentless spree, Naked in absurdity, they long to be free. Cogs in the wheel, turning in despair, Faces in the crowd, a vacant stare. In the labyrinth of routine, a maze they weave, Naked […]

In the realm of chaos, where shadows dance, War unfolds, a macabre trance. Battles birthed in the crucible of despair, A symphony of destruction fills the air. Crimson rivers flow, staining the earth, As life’s essence mingles with the dirt. Soldiers, like puppets in a malevolent show, Caught in the throes of an unyielding woe. […]

In the collage of my life, woven with threads of sorrow, I stand upon the ruins, facing a desolate tomorrow. A woman once adorned with love, now draped in grief’s attire, A casualty of war’s cruel dance, consumed by its dire fire. My parents, pillars of my world, taken by the hands of war, Their […]

Poet’s Note: This poem is loosely based on the incident of 12 Nepalese kidnapped and killed by an Iraqi terrorist group Ansar Al-Sunna in August 2004. The 12 Nepalese were trafficked into Iraq by a foreign employment agency as migrant workers. The migrant workers were promised jobs in a hotel in Jordon but were sent […]

Please, don’t come near I’m pregnant. Spare me O brother! Don’t you have sisters? See, I’m like your sister You don’t do dirty things to your sister, do you I’m eight months pregnant My child will die They pointed gun at me Asked to cook, give them bed How could I say no when I […]

This country Still warm with the blood of common people Spilled during the People’s War Stands on the corpses Of murdered kings and prime ministers People, old and young These and those Wait for the emancipation With eternal sadness in their eyes And make stories, within grim fogs That there is no hope for the […]