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Holes to Windows

A Poem by M Rai

The holes, left by grief As souvenirs, scathing scars Shaped and carved into skin Fiery, slowly melting away Forming cracks like crevices Fo..

Enough

A Poem by M Rai

There's something really Essential and Exceptional But then, You’re so done with it Because when one Is stretched tirelessly Beyond li..

So Much

A Poem by M Rai

So much has changedSo muchAnd yet Nothing has changed

Purpose

A Poem by M Rai

To live with a purpose is enough for me, even if not fulfilled, even if not attained. To be loyal to that purpose despite suffering, to never let it g..

Pain

A Poem by M Rai

The pain so unbearable continues to haunt you but what can be done. For when light is sought while you're helplessly living in darkness, nothing can b..

I Couldn't

A Poem by M Rai

I'll make it But, I couldn't make it And then I thought, I'll get over it... But how interesting, Neither did I make it Nor ..

Our skins

A Poem by M Rai

Our skins and spines Of steel Our nerves and bones Of iron Can and will Shake the citadel Of bigotry and chauvinism Out of its complac..

Don’t mistake her

A Poem by M Rai

Don’t mistake her Kindness for weakness, Benevolence for subservience Because her utensils Confined to merely Spoons and cups for you..

She is

A Poem by M Rai

You think of her As pale petals, Peripheral vessels As objects in your life, Subjects of your lifeBut SHE is a Kingdom of her own State of her own Con..

Shunned sounds

A Poem by M Rai

Shunned soundsShattered soulsShoved storms Ripped rumblesRavished rainsRaped riversBut the fiery surge ofChauvinistic impulses,Prejudiced instinctsKee..