A poem about dealing with grief and mortality, by Shernaz, exclusively for Different Truths.

Do we become
emotionally hyper  
in the grave of fossilised grief?

Afraid of our mortality
refusing to come to terms with it
we landscape mazes
where at every turn 
rises a black mass of memories

Rather than accept and revel
in the freedom and lightness
of our transient lives
We keep sliding down
on an uphill trek - a load
of grievances on our shoulders.

Picture design by Anumita Roy, Different Truths

Shernaz Wadia

To Shernaz Wadia, reading and writing poems has been one of the means to embark on an inward journey. She hopes her words will bring peace, hope and light into dark corners. Her poems have been published in many e-journals and anthologies. She has published her own book of poems “Whispers of the Soul” and another titled “Tapestry Poetry – A Fusion of Two Minds” with her poetry partner Avril Meallem.