Rukhsana Shama : Writing

Forgotten Memory

Forgotten Memory

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


At times it feels I am that forgotten book on your shelfwhich you pick up when lead by the map of remembranceyou devour itand thenput it back on shelf..
She, The Moth

She, The Moth

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


She was once a butterflyBudding with lifeHer wings, coloured with rainbowShe would fly as if universe was hersStruck by the Flame then;encircled in it..
perpetual oscillation

perpetual oscillation

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


How can your mouth tastes my mouth when it has just tasted anotherHow can your eyes devour on me when they just devoured on anotherHow can your arms b..
Eternity

Eternity

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


I thought to freeze the moment forever In the lens of the camera But then I froze it in my eyes For eternity…
Koh'l of My Eyes

Koh'l of My Eyes

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


I wear the ashes of my memoriesLike koh'l in my eyes...
Masked Revolution

Masked Revolution

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


O you, sitting on the highest power echelon of this countryRevolution is mere change of masks???O you who orchestrate these stage plays to ridicule, a..
Drift

Drift

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


Stuck in his adolescence and childhood He took flight from glittering flowers One to anotherDrifting further into an aimless, wandering, dark ab..
Nothingness

Nothingness

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


My fingers are burnt with the fire of my pen My words are smoke And ink has evaporated Yet I write This burnt mutilated tale of my life ..
Stranger

Stranger

A Poem by Rukhsana Shama


In the haze of setting sun and bloom of the evening I saw You walking with her in harmony Her steps orchestrated with Your steps She looked a..