sailesh : Writing

The chair fell down

The chair fell down

A Poem by sailesh


As I let death strangle me, I knew then that I wanted to live.
could I be a good mother?

could I be a good mother?

A Poem by sailesh


Why won't my own mom love me? I asked her one day...
The Lost Pink Sweater

The Lost Pink Sweater

A Poem by sailesh


I was bullied by classmates and even teachers for being gay, until I loathed myself. The pink sweater is a metaphor for my actual self vs. the plaid s..
Fake—Love letters

Fake—Love letters

A Poem by sailesh


This poem will walk you through stages of my previous relationship and the stages of grief that came when the relationship ended, the longing, the pai..
The worn out shoe

The worn out shoe

A Poem by sailesh


exploring the perspective of an endless journey through the eyes of a refugee's shoe. A silent witness to chaos, carrying its owner through despair, w..