Aaliya explores the fragile boundaries of existence and divine convergence in a poignant poetic reflection on DifferentTruths.com.
The world wraps into a ball of ice before my eyes,
I scream and look out for the gods not to converge along
But they do, like molten tar, forming
a yellow yolk for the thick crust without
To witness it all, melt away,
I hold on to my prayer book even more firmly.
They left me with the word,
And I wonder
If in the beginning 'there was a word'
In the end too, there will remain the word!
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Dr Aaliya Mushtaq Baba, PhD (Department of English, University of Kashmir), navigates the intersections of politics, philosophy, and autobiographical writing. She has been engaged in literary academia across three universities in the region for over six years. An accomplished poet, her work has appeared in Miraas, Sheeraza, Kashmir Lit, English Studies in India, and Setu (Pittsburgh, USA). Her poetry also finds a place in The Kali Project: Invoking the Goddess Within/Indian Women’s Voices and Love and Longing: An International Anthology of Poems. With the recent release of her debut collection, Ode to Silence, her poetic voice continues to resonate through literary landscapes.
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