Times of Sorrow

I have recently lost someone very important in my life. And, the time that followed showed who was really there and who could be relied on. Sitting down, a few words just formed something in my head. This is a …

A New Me

It’s the New Year and what better way than to start it with something I love doing. Right? So here is the first thing I wrote this year. Hope you like it.

A Heart Died

Usually words come to me when I am busy doing something else but just happen to have a pen or a pencil in my hand and a notebook in front of me. The same is true for this one that …

Amjad Islam Amjad’s Use Bhuul Ja

I recently posted a recitation of this ghazl by Amjad Islam Amjad. It is one of my all time favourites. Reciting Ahmad Islam Amjad pic.twitter.com/LTt8wcH3zd — Hina Tabassum Khatri (@KhatriHina) October 10, 2017 Here is the ghazl. kahāñ aa ke …

I Am The Beauty

Though Beauty and the Beast was an amazing movie, it left me wondering. And then, was written down. I am the beauty I am the brain There lurks a beast And dragons I’ve slain A princess I may be A …

The Only Choice

When words flow through you, you can’t help but pick up the pen. This was written last night. The light in your eyes The joy of your smile Touches depths of my soul Makes the suffering worthwhile The calm of …

Guiding Lights

One day as I sat working on some forms to one day be able to live my dream, these words came to me. I had to stop my work midway and pen this down.     Dreams are but guiding …

Cat Who Got The Cream

‘She’ll be the cat who got the cream. ‘ That line came to mind while I was working on an assignment. I tried to let go of it but it just won’t let me concentrate on anything else. A poem …

Lived No More

Last night while I played on my phone, words flowed within me and I ended up with this piece. When I write something, I don’t necessarily like everything penned but this one I fell in love instantly. Therefore, I hope …

Suicide

Suicide is a social stigma. A decision that is never lightly made. One random day, I had a dream that I committed suicide. And the following is what happened once I woke up.