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Author: Sunita Saldhana
Home alone
The fan drones on and on Grumbling about the silence The play list of my favourite songs Rebels at being played too often Pending chores keep me company As I move from one lonely room to another Outside these four walls Is another world Of people laughing Talking, holding hands Having fun Even arguing […]
Your first day at school
I remember that first cry of yours – an angry squeal, as if to ask, “Why are you taking me away from my mother?” How tiny you were then! You seemed so fragile! You were so beautiful! I remember how proud your father and I were of you, our own little twin daughters! You were […]
Alone
It steals upon you quietly As the evening turns to night And you realize you’ve always been alone, There’s been no one by your side. The illusion of belonging Shatters into pain And the chill of loneliness Surrounds you once again. You learn to use the illusion As you live and laugh and […]
Fear Then And Now
Sometimes, The very fact that I am not frightened anymore Frightens me. I keep searching for fear like I would a friend I miss. I’ve lived with her for so long That it feels strange not to have her around. My heart opens to love And then hits that invisible wall Which cautions and […]
First Love
“Am I seeing things?” asked my mother in surprise. “Yes, you are, dear Mummy,” I answered sweetly, as I pinched her cheeks and danced out of the room. I didn’t blame her for being so surprised. After all it was the first time in years that she had seen me in a skirt. I […]
The state of our schools
I visited my daughter’s home in November. Right opposite her house is a building which is barely plastered from the outside, leave alone painted. Most of the window frames have no windows and the windows that exist are without panes. The lane it is situated in is barely wide enough for two cars to pass […]
My Visitor
I stood back and surveyed the window. I had spent the better part of an hour getting it spotless and the result satisfied me. Suddenly the door bell pealed and my best friend, Maya, stood at the door. “Oh no!” I thought, “Not now.” Now don’t get me wrong. Maya is my best friend, but […]
Too young to die
Your eyes are closed Do they hide the million dreams you had But which will now remain unfulfilled? No worry lines mar your brow. Does it hide thoughts started But which will now be left incomplete? Your lips are relaxed Do they hold the conversations begun But which will never be completed? As you lie […]
A Skeleton in the closet
Skeleton in the closet It was a particularly loud burst of thunder that woke me up. The simultaneous flash of blinding lightning completed the job. I sat up gingerly, feeling stiff all over. “I guess I must have slept for too long in an awkward position.” I thought. But then I realised I was getting […]