Honour
Here’s an evocative, woman-centric poem by Sudeshna, for Different Truths. How honourable is thy honour?Is it something found in a corner?So let the candle burn in a glowLet the...
The Full Moon in the Dark
An evocative poem, celebrating nature, by Ayub, exclusively for Different Truths. The ocean was destined to dance, But what happened to the moon! Whose evil eye has caught The...
How to Look Through the Eyes of a Beggar
Kushal’s poem explores empathy and societal disparity through the perspective of a marginalised veteran beggar in a wintery scene, exclusively for Different Truths. How do I look through the...
Gulmohar Glances: Fragility and Intensity of Love
A breezy love poem by Deeya, exclusively for DifferentTruths.com I move about in haunchesstumbled ways among frozen silencesyour eyes gyrated the curves ...
The Young Widow of Benaras
Here’s a heart-wrenching tale of a young widow of Benaras by Sarala, in Different Truths. The young widow in white attireWrapped around carelesslyhardly married for six monthsSitting under the...
Madness
A protest poem and a poignant verse by Anoucheka, in Different Truths. Man is mad, So it would seem He births exalts at it Enjoys, uses, and even abuses...
A Lifetime of Me
A poignant love poem from Bhawini. I do not know,Those favourite flowers,Which when presented,Taint the cheeks a blushing pink. Yet I know,From the deep sooty packetsBeneath your eyesExactly on...
The Beginning of an End
Anumita brings out the agonising pain of a mother contesting her child’s custody in a courtroom, exclusively for Different Truths. “Are you ready, June? – the question was just...
The Delicious Dangers of Online Romance: When and Where to stop?
The Internet has opened the possibility of online romance. It’s heady. Gives an instant high and is deliciously dangerous. Here Smriti, based on her interactions with some of her...
The Cold Winter Night…
A love poem in the backdrop of a cold winter night, by Madhumita, for Different Truths. Wintry night embraces, shivering, frigid and piercing, Lonely in love, my heart hibernates, gelid...