Poetic Stories

  • Unbound

    Unbound

    Two queens majestic and powerfulBound by fate divineThough they had never metAnd would never meet in this corporeal realmTheir journeys intertwinedWith the destinies of their kingdomWhere one would unbind her hair in victory and freedomAnd the other in grief and lamentation As one’s husband cut down the other’s,Slaves as they were to their own purpose.

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  • The Prophet

    The Prophet

    Deciding to drag him awayBeaten to teach him a lessonHumiliated to teach one to the othersThe man had become a public spectacle.As if that weren’t enoughHe was then sentenced to a beheadingAmong screams of approvalThe people’s bloodlust crying for satiation.

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  • Jadugar ka pitara

    Jadugar ka pitara

    Jadugar, jadugar kya hai aapke pitare mein?Bhandar hai chamatkaro ka, ao dikhata hoon.Ek ungli, do ungli, teen ungli,Dekhte raho ungliyo koKahin gayab na ho jayeArey dekho ek gayi jeb meinDoosri kha gaya sherTeesri maang li bache ne pakadne koDekha nahin ungliyo ko theek se aapneLo saari gayab ho gayi.

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  • The cat and the fool

    The cat and the fool

    There lived a cat called CuriousWho loved to be patted, scratched and rubbedBut she found she couldn’t quite get it rightSo decided to hire a clown.The first looked sad, the second too colourfulThe third laughed too loud……let’s not talk about the fourth!

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  • Comfortably Numb

    Comfortably Numb

    It begins with a glorious dream. Untainted by truth, undaunted by reality…pure, innocent, attainable. A chip comes off when you begin the journey and realize its harder than it seemed.

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  • Colours of the rainbow

    Colours of the rainbow

    I still remember How happy we were Dancing and singing As we painted the blue sky. I still remember How quickly time flew When I was in your arms As we painted the night sky.

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  • The dying harvest

    The dying harvest

    You came at me – unbidden Robbing me of any semblance Till I was a blathering fool Left alone to deal with the carcass.

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