Published on allpoetry.com. Busy markets, crowded schoolsCar drivers cursing under their breathOffice goers swarming like beesInside overcrowded compartments I thought to myself"What a mundane life!"Is this a bigger rattrap?Wealth and status, the baits? Days passedWith no ray of hopeOut of the blueA remarkable eventNews readers parroted mechanicallyThe same wicked words An infectious AgentSeeped into the … Continue reading An unfamiliar hope
Category: Poems
Acceptance
Little does the heart knowHow to let goOf the deeply etched memoriesThe perfectly timed momentsThe sound of endless laughterAnd the forlorn silent sobsIt's hard, my friend; it's hard. With no choice leftAcceptance becomes your best friendShe's not easy to get alongNot unless you're readyTo embrace your vulnerabilitiesAnd sing songs of hopeEven if your voice trembles … Continue reading Acceptance
Serendipity
I painted myselfWith the hues of the worldSilently wishingFor a magical transformation As days passed, I sensedA sudden withdrawalOf the core of my beingLeaving behind a void — dark and deep Lips curved into a frownHeart sunk deep into miseryEyes constantly looked for answersArms longed for a tenderly embrace. Sat by myself, a SilhouetteShe called … Continue reading Serendipity
Home — far and away
The more I withdraw myself from the commonalities of the world, the more I feel like connecting back to my Source It’s a place that will bring out layers of eccentricities that I try to hide from this world A place that will embrace the child in me that I had safely wrapped with a … Continue reading Home — far and away
Be here now
racing heartwavering mindteary eyeswhat's causing this sudden disharmony? not so much the hues of todaybut the stories of the pastthe imagination of the futuregracefully binding togethervagaries of emotionstaking away the beauty of the present holding on to the memories filled with bitterness and shamepainting a false picture of words burdening the realities of today with … Continue reading Be here now
Akkshaya Varkhedi 