poems about life – Page 2

BY madras.ponnu October 2, 2018

little love, leaves and red ants

a picture i can snap of you, while you chew your lip over an email. a foot in my lap, as i sip coffee in the terrace. your fingers that…[...]

BY madras.ponnu September 4, 2018

migraine

this time i dont fold i dont give in i dont curl up i dont wish to die this time i feel seek solace the sting outside is worse than…[...]

BY madras.ponnu May 13, 2018

happy mothers day… to me

you made me a mother even when i am not. you made me a mother even when i cant. i put you before me i dint know when or how.…[...]

BY madras.ponnu April 18, 2018

how do you fight your fight?

how do you fight? how do you fight your fight? do you stay firm and fair? go by the norms of the masses or the ones made up by you?…[...]

BY madras.ponnu April 4, 2018

no mud no lotus

decisions that take you forward, decisions that halt your pace. what makes us do what we do? do we truly chose our place? are we mere players of chance, in…[...]

BY madras.ponnu May 4, 2017

a breath for me

hustle to win a sip of tea papers to sign the world at your feet. work work work food and wine a sip of tea the ringing phone. the day…[...]

BY madras.ponnu May 1, 2017

masks

the masks i wear and the masks i dont. no smile too wide no shirt too short demure, not sarcastic mannered, not honest no opinion too loud no disclaimer too…[...]

BY madras.ponnu April 30, 2017

ithaca

As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: you’ll never…[...]