To You, the Government
A protest poem by Sunita for unity against racism and the terrorist attacks going around the world. Whenever you try to curb my wings, At the point of gun or...
Love’s Labour
There is something so divine about a women laboring to give birth. It is, as if she is working with God to create life. But does she indeed have a...
Red Lilies
A young couple met Samuel Patrick on a rainy Saturday morning. A middle aged man, he looked harried and lost. He was reasonably well-dressed and had a bunch of...
My Most Precious Find
A soulful poem by Madhumita. The seaside called and I went there The sands laid a bed for me the casuarina trees lined up cooled me fanning with their...
Freedom
Amrinder pens a poem on the occasion of the Independence Day exclusively for Different Truths. Why do eagle wheel over The ramparts of Red Fort? Why do vultures perch, in...
The Paradigm
Dating, boozing, premarital sex are the ‘in-thing’ these days. It has confused teenage girls, who have to deal with hormonal rush and peer pressures. A gynecologist, Tripti, recounts the confusion of...
The Ring
A loving husband gifts his wife a ring. It was one of the most beautiful rings that she had seen. But, things changed after she wore it. But, when she...
Unrequited Love/Mistakes
Unrequited Love An intense and evocative love poem by Tatjana. Forget what I’ve said. It’s something nasty again. Sharp word has freefalling. We have been long on these tracks,...
Do not crush me
Farah talks about the cruelty of man against woman and how he crushes her. Oh’ brother! Just give me the word of honor That you’ll protect me against the...
Let me go…
A poignant, sad poem from Susmita about the many characters that she played in her life and her adieu to all. Dark and despondent, a soulful verse here. Lost in...