Everyday, when I lie on my couch and ask
the mirror, "why everyday?" And it shatters
as I do. But, one of its broken pieces reaches
me and guess what? After some time, it formed
a unison with my blood. Afterall, that reflection
in the mirror is me.
My reflection in the mirror screams out, "you are
a crepehanger".Well yes. The devil inside me
is always waiting for a little spark to set ablaze
my own self, leaving my soul behind. My own
musings knocked me down. Only ny heart, and the
pounding head, said that I was still alive.
My wrath makes me swallow some pills, or
pour some firewater over my fresh blood
lying on the floor, gazing at me to add
some more part of me to it. Yes, that's the hope.
I get under the shower with my tears and
blood accompanying the water,
and the knife...drop by drop, drop by drop
colours the floor red. The crave for
my death is so beautiful. I look for
my favourite colour cloth just to hang.
My room smells of coffin nail lying over there
in the ashtray near my pen and paper with
a bottle of ink. I know, that is going to kill me
one day and it gives me pleasure.
Those Orphic nighthawks form a storm in
my head and always voyage to hit the shore
of my heart, and the sand under my feet
slips off there, dragging me to the ocean.
Not only my actions, but my own self makes
me feel wicked, and what would I even expect
on being maleficent every freaking time when
my paroxysm starts a conversation with the encephalon.
My solace resides in my melancholy.
©prachii_
prachii_
far away.
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prachii_ 11w
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prachii_ 12w
Everytime you kept your head on my lap, and my hands caressed your silky smooth hair, i used to ask "do you believe in destiny?"And everytime your answer was, "Yes, I believe you!" It took us days to prove the world that we're not just two different roads, we'll reach to a destination one day.
You were different. Much different from all. Because you gifted me the orchids, a sign of mature love. Not the roses, because you say, "roses gives you pain, and how can I bear giving pain to a person who herself is my cure?" I said, you sound so cheesy and you were smiling like the sunflower I gave you as if you became a philosopher in me.
When you kissed my soul when I was in my grave, or about to go, it felt like all the Gallaxies have come down. All the stars have formed constellations in the shape of our smiles. Those dead lilies started blooming again with the pure and form of love.
I always used to say, I just want to keep voyaging your heart until I reach the other shore and find me. I succeeded. And then, on the day of equinox, under the placid moonlight, you tucked me in your arms and that's where I untangled all the threads of me to knit a new one from the threads of us. We were surrounded by those canaries as if they were the paraphernalia to our love. And that felt quietus.
Let's not carve sculptures, or write Sonnets in the name of love. Let's just become each other's unison.
©prachii_ | surfeit of cordolium
Cliche, no? *-*Let's not carve sculptures, or write Sonnets in the name of love. Let's just become each other's unison.
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prachii_ 12w
The one, who used to be the whole damn universe
is now lost into it.
Note: Our society is improving, but still, there's a group of women who face these situations and it's from their perspective. And I hope this could be a fiction someday.
@writersnetworkAgain I am back on this topic
which is spoken thousands of times
but again I see a girl being killed
and thrown on roads.
And that day, even the moonlight spoke
don't cry. Who knows how many graves are living here.
I am a girl
but usually referred as a material.
And if I refuse to be sold on your price
well, rod and acid is enough for you.
And if I reject your proposal
you have the right over calling me a slut.
They ask, why I am so brazen
why my eyes are never down.
Actually, I forgot how to
bow down my head in shame.
I am no more afraid after Asifa or Nirbhaya.
I never knew how to scream in the crowd,
because everyone has measured my tears in a dark room.
You call me Durga, Saraswati
but please leave me as a woman only
because in the name of Saraswati,
i don't want to be a Sati.
Don't give me the title of a queen
if I always have to stay in a purdah.
I am not the motherhood
i am her infertility.
I am not that Sita
who is conquered in the mentalities.
I am her pain.
I am not the Draupadi who has five husbands
i am her stripping of clothes.
©prachi -
prachii_ 13w
One day, I'll be gone from your beautiful dreams. If i ever existed before.
@writersnetwork- thanks for my first repost♡I am lying on my cosy bed, again looking at the door to ensure no one is coming to me. Well, no one ever comes too. Not because they don't like me, but because I don't want to lessen my pain. Those metaphors remind me of the pain I used to feel, I used to love and to which, I was addicted to.
Is it so easy to leave life? No, right. But there was one thing contradicting that: I was scared to die. And I felt that I am being melodramatic or silly. I was always afraid that what if I come out alive after a silly attempt and what if people find it out. I used to think, will people miss me after I am gone. And I regretted the decision I made, after a long time, I thought that things would go better. But it wasn't going easy anyway. The plethora of negative vibes strike my head and form an another me in my head, one which is not me but a reflection of my thoughts. I felt happy after seeing the dry leaves which left the tree and fell on ground, jus like me. It resembles me.
That’s when everything went numb. It was a huge turning point, going from feeling everything at once to feeling nothing at all.
And, to be honest, I think the nothingness was worse. No feelings, no emotions, no expectations and no heartaches. Nothing was going on in my life. I can't speak about good or bad. I felt that I am a bone structure, not blood.
Then I saw the knife, lying on that table where I used to keep my favourite colours from which I tried to paint starry days. Yeah, you heard it right. Starry days. Because the nights were dark anyway.
I tried to think that would I feel the same pain again? If I slit my wrist, would the same red blood ooze out, or it has turned black?
But i found that, my then fresh veins have turned into dry branches.
And again, I fell in love with that pain.
//Just gazing at the sky that one day I'll be a part of them. Because they say, I'll be a star if I leave//
©prachi | phlegmatic, yet recklesss -
prachii_ 13w
All the time, I just look for someone to calm me, to make me feel better. Everytime. But never understood the fact that sometimes, it's okay to feel low, it's okay to fall, and it's okay to not be okay. Because sooner or later, it will get better. Even you.
Sometimes, I just smile like a fool to make sure in my mind that I am fine and happy and that's where it all goes wrong. I don't want my heart to feel low, to feel depressed. Right now, I am not okay. And it's totally fine. Atleast, I am able to say it up. It's my choice to accept what I cannot change, reflect on what I can and continue to embrace my emotions rather than suppressing them for the sake of keeping my heart together. When I was terrified of people disapproving me in various ways, I kept pushing my emotions down, but that didn't mean it disappeared. That just delayed the explosion.
It’s okay to be in pain; no one expects you to be happy all the time. I thought, that the emotions of not being fine is a kind of weakness but it's not. It's okay to feel things, to cry, to scream, to be angry, to feel negative emotions. It's strange thing, but sometimes it can feel safer to stay in pain than to walk away and embrace it.
I sometimes cry sitting on the bathroom floor and coming outside with a smiling face as if I am the happiest person in thia damn world and I tell people to be happy and feel good.
I still hope that things would work again. I still think that I'll see a new sunrise.
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prachii_ 13w
Dear body,
You are the strongest thing in this world I've ever seen. Umm, not a thing actually. You are a part of me. but many people address you as a cheap thing which is sold out for money, which is tired of working for food. You fight with hundreds of diseases everyday without giving up. You take up all my stress on yourself every single time.
Pardon me for I have given you names like fat, skinny, chubby, and what not. But I sometimes forget that I am living because of your sacrifices and you are beautiful. Not less, not more. Just beautiful.
You are my very own universe, and despite the abuse, you continue to work for me. I take for granted how much work you do on a daily basis, and even while I sleep. You give me the ability to laugh, love, cry, dance and experience the world in all it’s wonder and beauty. I can see and hear and taste and touch and feel and think and love.
Forgive me because I moulded you into the society's judgements. Sorry for all the pain you went through on those plastic surgeries just to look in a way that the world wants. But you are pretty and I forgot that.
I tried getting you under a cold number no matter its healthy or not. I am sorry for fitting you in a tight dress just to show off. I'll no longer make you miserable.
You are unique in your own way which many people cannot see. And I don't want to prove them that you are pretty. I don't want to compare you with the stars and moon because you are the universe and everything is in you. The beauty of the moon, the sparkle of that star and the fire of the sun. Everything.
But from now, I promise. I will not compare you to others and will love you the way you are. You care for me and now I care for you.
I am proud of and will cherish the curves that you have and you need love. I owe you. I love you.
- your soul
©scarlette_ -
prachii_ 13w
Sometimes, you have to be okay or pretend to.
But not everytime we can show our melancholy to the world because they may dance on your dying heartbeat and enjoy the rain in your eyes.
©scarlette_ -
prachii_ 14w
Whether or not I am here, this fragrance will remain As if a flower, as if a breeze in our devoted garden which is made with the soil of our intense love and watered by our vows.
Whatever the weather may be in our garden, I will fill it gracefully with color of the rainbow, mauve, crimson or scarlet.
The sweet fragrance of our love will still fly from my hair, whether autumn or spring. Whenever leaves fall or whenever new leaves come. That smell from my hair like the new rain...
I will continue to sway and blossom like the cherry blossom trees under which we used to sit and discuss our future.
Whether or not I am here…I am so deeply lost in love that I no longer know separation from unity.
Ever since you entered the lanes of my heart, I can only remember its world of love.
I walk on the streets of my heart, dance on your heartbeat, breathe the air you inhale. I keep our secrets like the sand dunes concealed the distant see.
In that realm I will remain.
When I am gone, when you pause by my ashes as you walk in the rainy moonlight that is wet from my tears, you will hear my call as you walk, you will hear that same heartbeat again when you'll dance.
Maybe then, you'll again start loving the rain because it may remind you of me. Or my tears. Or how we used to hold hands under the same umbrella and throw it up in the air to gulp the whole sky.
There somewhere, we both will meet again...
©scarlette_रहें ना रहें हम, महका करेंगे
बन के कली, बन के सबा, बाग़े वफ़ा में ... -
I sat there, on my terrace
holding my cigarette
trying not to smoke. But heck!
I always crave for beautiful nightmares
like your memories.
©prachi_21 -
Is humanity really dead?
Sometimes, I find
humanity is dead
when i see small kids
working in those houses
for the sake of money maybe
but still getting humiliated
for their goodness and innocence.
Sometimes, I find
humanity is dead
when I see a grown up person
throwing stones at a street dog
for his recreation and
who thinks dogs
can never be hurted?
Sometimes, I find
humanity is dead
when I read of a girl
being raped by her knowns
when her only fault was
she wore jeans to the college
and her legs caught the eyes.
Sometimes, I find
humanity is dead
when I see a man
behind the bars for the crime
he never committed to her
but still blamed for his
innocent silence and ignorance.
©prachi_21
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When every road is taking you to the same home, you never fear losing the path. But sometimes, when every road is taking you to the same home, you begin to fear the fact that you will never be able to escape it.
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my_cup_of_poetry 11w
@writersnetwork thanks a ton :")
| 17th December, 2020 | Thanks a lot @mirakee for making this POD :").
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“ If she has eyes on you,
Don't worry about who has eyes on her”
- They say.
Thought the same: ‘She has eyes on me’,
But i think she must be squint eyed.. :"D
©sarcasm -
Tuada post pod, sadda post post?
©sarcasm -
They say, success exists after failure.
But after seeing you, i realised that
even failure can exist after success.
Weren't you born after victory of that sperm?
©sarcasm -
We all have that one sadistic friend
whose FB, insta and even WhatsApp
stories are so depressing and sad..
As if they probably have never seen
anything, resembling to be happiness,
in life.
And believe me,
Mirakee associates them all.
©sarcasm -
odysseus 11w
A huge empire... far beneath the waves ... somewhere in the midst of mountains, canyons, plains and valleys
A powerful tribe of aquatic creatures... their heads and upper bodies resembling those of humans,
their tails and lower bodies similar to the tail of a fish
HER team won the annual sports contest
The emperor asked her what she wanted
She wished to visit the surface of the ocean
Only the males in the tribe did that once in a while and that too, as part of their security duty
However, the emperor would never dishonour his commitment
He kept his word and her team was permitted to go
They left in a capsule similar to a small submarine, carrying provisions
It had always been their dream to visit the ocean surface and now it was coming true
They reached a shallow spot and the capsule was securely anchored
The females - mermaids - as we call them - were allowed to go out and enjoy the waves
The males would stay back
The mermaids began to play with the waves
It was fun...
And then.... a high and mighty wave swept HER away ...
She was stranded on the shore... all alone...
She looked around and didn't find any of her friends...
But she found a strange creature whose upper body was similar to that of the males of her own tribe though he had no tail...
He saw her and came closer...
Communicating with him wasn't easy but they used signs...
His house was nearby
Thankfully she could breathe on the surface, but walking was clearly beyond her purview
He carried her to his house...
She got accustomed to the conditions
Everyday he would carry her to the shore
They would take his small boat and look for her capsule
Slowly, he taught her his language and she taught him her language...
He was a loner and once a week he would visit the nearby town to buy whatever he needed, and he rarely had any visitors...
And a few weeks later, she located her capsule...
The guards - the males of her tribe saw her invariably at the same time...
They carried her back to the capsule and... he was their guest of honour...
They were warm, hospitable hosts
He enjoyed the meal, it was sumptuous
There were numerous dishes whose contents were all supplied by the ocean
Then they showed him around...
The strange engine room, the provisions store and finally ...their treasure
Ohh.. Goodness...!!! gold and silver,
Opal, sapphire, emerald, aquamarines, ruby, amazonstone, amethyst, pearls, rose quarts...
you name it and it was there... actually heaps of them...
Their glint and glitter blinded his vision and his conscience...
The commander of the capsule gave him a bagful of stones as a token of appreciation...
That would have been enough to make him a multimillionaire
But he had other ideas...
He told them that he wanted to give them a treat and they gladly accepted
He visited the nearby town that evening and bought what he needed
Next day, he prepared lavish meals in his own house and carried the containers to the capsule... along with his own separate tiffin
The food was delicious, the magnanimous creatures loved it and praised it ... and then... all of them fell unconscious ...even the mermaid...
He rose and checked everybody... he had to be sure that the drug had done its job...
It was a powerful anaesthetic, the quantity added was large, and there was no way any of them could have survived...
He went over to the treasure room, took out half a dozen gunny bags from his haversack and began to fill them with gems, crystals, gold and silver
He filled the bags and closed their mouths
They were heavy and with great difficulty he managed to carry them to the main hatch
...
He tried to open the hatch but his attempts failed
He kicked, knocked and banged hard...
A veteran sailor, he knew a lot about hatches and doors
He tried every possible trick... but the hatch remained closed...
He began to suffocate...
And then he heard a voice...
It was my fault...I'm the culprit... I never thought a visit to the surface would have such disastrous consequences...
The mermaid had regained consciousness, but she barely spoke a few words and stopped breathing...
No one was going to rescue him from the capsule...
He had killed over a dozen innocent souls...
And now it was his turn to die
He would die... with those bags full of precious stones, gold and silver in his lap...
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✋✋Will soon go through your beautiful posts...✋✋
@mirakee #writingcontest #creativearena @writersnetwork #mirakee #writersnetwork #repeat #pod #mermaid #life©odysseus
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asphodel_ 11w
You say it's not love
and I'm still struggling to sleep
when my nights are forlorn
of your serene touch.
©asphodel_ ll and you say,
I deserve someone better. ll -
asphodel_ 11w
and after longing for your text every night
the distance crumbles my patience.
You stole the only jewel I had,
and I lost my 'dream world'.
©asphodel_
ll not all days I could portray you in between my fingers but atleast you were mine in the dreamworld ll
