poetry

I Am Ugly By Fiza Pathan The judgement resounds in my mind and echo of silence stills the evening. You are cold to my love and I can’t blame you for the God Brahma the Creator has made me ugly to the looks of men. So I run along the road of transgression yelling a call to the heavens above. I bestow at the feet of the gods all my riches only for one boon ─to make me … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘I Am Ugly’ by Fiza Pathan

Forgive Me Mother By Fiza Pathan   I yelled at my mother today and she began to cry. Her tears pierced my hearts core and split it into two etching out my worst heartbreak. My mother means the world to me while I still swallow myself up in a weeping fit. I screamed at my mother today and so today the poet is remorseful. I asked her forgiveness and she gave it … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘Forgive Me Mother’ by Fiza Pathan

Emerald-Green Eyes By Fiza Pathan She was dressed in rags, which smelt of wed mud and her face was covered in grime so dark, that her complexion seemed dusky. No more than seven years of age, this beggar girl stood outside the coffee shop I frequent begging for a bite to eat. The élite passed her by indifferent and sipped their expensive cappuccino with glee … but I … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘Emerald-Green Eyes’ by Fiza Pathan

The Glare Of The Leper By Fiza Pathan   I ran into a leper outside the church right at the door. His odour was repulsive, his body covered with puss boils. I turned to get away, but he stopped me with his stare ─his eyes were blood red and full of tears. He narrated to me the story of poverty in that one glance ─ the essence of the rich who throttle the throats of … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘The Glare Of The Leper’ by Fiza Pathan

His Abode By Fiza Pathan He is in the meadows of the Gangetic plains a land of fertility. However he also resides in the desert of Rajasthan where the genies emerge from the lamp which was rubbed three times by Aladdin’s hand. He resides in the temples of the Vaishnavites as well as the temples of the Shaivites. He resides in every corner of Lord Krishna’s abode in … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘His Abode’ by Fiza Pathan