The woman in black clad toe to head being ridiculed for her decision to practice something we don’t understand her identity reduced to the cloth around her body prejudiced as orthodox and primitive We don’t see behind that veil that maybe it’s her choice that maybe the woman in her hasn’t failed For, she has … Continue reading Conditional Freedom – Pallavi
I make a promise to you, my body I will take care of you forever will give you what you deserve water nutrition and fiber I make a promise to you, my body I will not treat you second hand attending to rest of my commitments and forgetting all your demands I make a promise … Continue reading A promise worth keeping – Pallavi
Today I broke down cried Today the screeching breaks on earth seemed loudest today the distance between me and my loved ones seemed widest today I broke down A news from home, not so fine a loved one didn’t make it to the other side her family alone with tears unwiped her life uncelebrated with … Continue reading SHARING OUR TRUTHS: Quarantine Diary Day 12 – Pallavi
There’s a fable in the forest of fame whispered among trees. Passersby that meander inside are often reluctant leavers, teetering as trespassers, petrified to see the glory cease. The mortality of travelers is a well known but unspoken secret, for, it’s deep rooted in the infamous folly of “THIS WON’T HAPPEN TO ME!” ************** Fame … Continue reading Movie Musical Challenge: Fame’s Folly – Pallavi
Only time will tell if history will cite her ‘MeToo’ story with empathy or apathy if her demand for equal pay will fall on deaf ears or the status quo will fray Only time will tell if her need to breathe outside the closet will be throttled or respected if her fight against discrimination will … Continue reading Time will Tell – Pallavi
It’s 3am and I am wailing to quieten my unquiet mind No luck for there are thoughts infinite There’s so much to be done so much to be achieved so much I am doing wrong so much which leaves me frizzy Laundry, cooking, cleaning piling along with many other chores too Tonight’s dinner was a … Continue reading A Mom’s Unquiet Mind – Pallavi
Brave & Reckless 