Little girl, little girl, little girl, you have cleansed your soul on the altars of love, faith, duty and despair. Why is your soul still empty?
Author Archives: Soni Tiwari
Metamorphosis
These skies, they don’t talk to me anymore Not the way they used to This rain that falls, it no longer melds with the tears on my face Grief and relief, flowing side by side I no longer search for hints of happiness in these winds My lungs no longer feel tight. The weather hasContinue reading “Metamorphosis”
Repose
Give yourself enough time Give yourself a break You will drift into the shadows of life and that isn’t too bad. The shade will calm you and the darkness will be your friend. “Sometimes, we just need to take a step back from life and take a deep breath; let things be for a littleContinue reading “Repose”
Stagnant
The hours rush byAnd day turns to nightAnd night turns into dayAnd we existIn a muddle of crowds, aspirations and emotionsCraving for a change⠀⠀For time to stillFor the day to dawnFor the storms to pass by
Beacons
Everything seems well and good. Until you remember, you have always held you body as a beacon heralding harm And darkness resides in corners you don’t know, waiting to creep up into your heart And your heart, it’s an iron walled cage with a gentle, sensitive soul. It hurts and it hurts so it twinesContinue reading “Beacons”
Love
I think love scares us because to be without it, is to be empty And we are so scared of losing what makes us feel special. But I think we forget sometimes, that what you love never leaves your side. It is immortal; It stays as a wisp of memory hanging on your lips, waitingContinue reading “Love”
Musings – 1.6.19
What keeps you inspired? What keeps you creative? What keeps you writing through the good days and the bad? I have always had a haphazard approach to writing. A certain thought or certain mood could spur me to pen a poem or a story idea. Or the rainy weather could get me thinking of somethingContinue reading “Musings – 1.6.19”
A note on mental health
If you have ever suffered with depression or anxiety, if you are currently suffering with it, you know that sometimes, you can spend hours, days, and sometimes weeks feeling like you are utterly incomplete. Like all of you is never quite completely there. And these phases are so difficult to go through, to understand. AndContinue reading “A note on mental health”
People
Hold on to the people in your life The ones who give you space to exist in theirs You get to be part of a myriad of tales And you live through a hundred different stories Some of yours, some of theirs
On all the stories you live, in one lifetime
Hold on to the people in your life The ones who give you space to exist in theirs You get to be part of a myriad of tales And you live through a hundred different stories Some of yours, some of theirs