poetry – Page 2 – Madras Ponnu

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 June 28, 2018

what hannah said…

that amazing feeling, the validation of a belief. that you were right, while someone else was not. but for the very first time, she told me i was right. i…[...]

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 November 24, 2017

catharsis

today i give away some books, books with pictures, words and dreams. it has taken all of me, and then some more. smiles not loved, tears not kissed, nor had…[...]

BY madras.ponnu November 8, 2017

suspended animation

one click to pause. every blink, every breath, every thought, every moment. one click to pause. the smile that knows joy unbound, the breath so fresh and free. eyes on…[...]