Category Expressive & Trauma Writings

A love poem never sent.

Body? Temple they say Suffering, I say I search for words Over sandy dunes of waterless deserts Words, I don’t find How do I spell pain? When no words happen around it? Hide, they say Guilt, Shame, Disgust, I feel      … Continue Reading →

Rotten, not broken.

You pulled my hair, every strand, now just a memory Eyeballs melting into a puddle, falling with a “plop” Dropping next to my wrecked body Flowing like hot lava over the Wretched Earth Limbs being dismembered Sinews torn from within… Continue Reading →

I’ll not resist…

I’m arching and falling.I have no backbone.Too ashamed to resist.Too winded to cry. Always told to comply.Always told not to make a big deal of a little thing. But this little thing is eating me away. Bit by bit. I… Continue Reading →

Death, Decay and Depression.

University of Hyderabad was a beautiful place. I stayed in the North Campus which was greener than the South. My hostel had a large terrace that was open for everyone. People used to go there to gaze stars, dry clothes,… Continue Reading →

Sometimes you don’t know the place that you are standing in!

by Rosy Shresta Mental health is something that I can’t put in words of what I faced .It was a difficult phase of life and it still is sometimes. I was alone in dark rooms trying to get out of… Continue Reading →

And then I shine.

Some mornings I wake up with a deep existential dread. It feels like my hold on life is slipping. There are no right words to describe this melancholic state of mind. I feel a great heaviness pushing me down, like… Continue Reading →

Remnants Of An Invisible War

Not all battles are apparent and not all wars make rattling good history. They say that you must choose your battles wisely. What they fail to mention is that war takes you, with or without choice. Here’s the thing about… Continue Reading →

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