A soaked face Tells a thousand tales  Of the storms and gales Abashed by thunderStruck by lightning The lines of wisdom  Give light to the unknown From the age livedStories hide in each The eyes try to lieBut to no availThe soul peeks throughThe facades veil Heartbeats at the throatAbout to stifle the air The Continue reading

  In a crowd around meSmiling faces with gleeTheir laughter fills the air.What fun and frolicWhat style and flair.With endless beveragesAnd sustenanceHot and coldIn an array of coloursAnd flavoursFills the bellies and heartsYet, I am alone.In a place full of companyI told myself I belongBut I was wrong. Continue reading

  Few things baffle me more than I would want to admit, and one is the way our schoolchildren think. I wonder what my generation ate and drank during our school days because I remember going to school with the expectation of putting pen to paper—immediately! And sometimes, yes, we use our brains. Now it Continue reading

I see the light stretching far ahead of the van to illuminate our path towards our new home. I do not know what time it is, but I know the sun has gone to bed. The chill sends shivers down my spine as I try to think of the warm surroundings of our previous home. Continue reading

  Far away from the restI flew from the nestLooking for what’s missingThe past keeps hissingShunning the hissWith a new hope of bliss Gathering the shardsOf a life marredAnd joining piecesThe soft and the hard A new image appearsAnd my vision clearsA new sun risesAnd a new moon shinesWith all my mightI embrace the lightAnd Continue reading

Finding my peaceas I read the headlinesthat leave me sad anddepressedFinding my peaceafter so many deceased.They linger in my thoughtsand sit in my prayers.Their memories aremy blessings. Finding my peacewhen the future is uncertainwhich gives birth to anxietythat ambiguity tests my piety.Still, I find my peace,in the silence of the nightin the chaos of the Continue reading

  Kissing your memories with my lips As I wrap myself in the embrace of your warmth Yes, you are far away but it is as though you are here Your presence lies within the folds of my shawl On the top of the pillow, By the table in the study Your fragrance follows me Continue reading

Following the scrutiny, my heart sinks at the thought of another scrutiny. I can see my husband talking to the immigration officer. They seem to be arguing. The tall officer’s checks are crimson with either agitation or anger and my husband appears to be defeated. He is gesturing with his hands as if to say Continue reading

Little cloves stay in their shellsHidden behind the thin layer of skinCovering that keeps them protected and separate,They stem from the same root, but they are fragmentedThey are close, yet distantThey are alike, but different.Like familiar strangers.A clove waits to be used for the benefit of othersGiving flavour and joy wherever it goesHappily being crushed Continue reading

I hold her hand tightly as we walk through Heathrow airport. The size of it leaves me speechless. I have never seen such a vast place in my entire life. I take measured steps with my daughter by my side, feeling as though, I may lose her in this sea of people. People, who are Continue reading