“All along with a beautiful rose/ Thorns are free flaws.“
Category: babel.
Compulsions or Convulsions by Ibtesam Ahmed
“Tethered to the days, the soul blooms uneasy.“
Hope in 21st Century by Sara Amir
“Minds are astray, hearts are perplexed, and there is no light of hope left.“
Congregation of Little Heartaches by Walid Khan
“All the hearts, all the little heartaches / a congregation of little prayers.“
The Valley of Thoughts by Marriam Bibi
“But a slight glance of conscience / Reminds me of the sordidness“
Silly Girl Yearns for a Miracle by Hira Mehar
“But wait, when did hope ever die?/ It is a body that kills. but itself, it remains alive.“
Hope is a Bird by Umer Azam
“I wanted to write a poem about hope. / But how can I when the world’s like that?“
Transparent Tyranny by Zohaib Ali Khan
“But this time, reality was prettier than the imagination itself.“
Who Baked Those Cookies? by Nawa Sohail
“I could feel someone’s stare ripping my soul. I could feel my life leaving my body.“
Remorse by Yusra Jahan
“I watched all this happen as a spirit. It hurt as much as it would’ve if I had been alive.“
Blue Song by Saniyyah Eman
“Nightmares sit, winged gargoyles,
in the parapets of better days.”
Hope Hazard by Aalia Waqas
“Instead of a world war, there was silence. Humans did what humans do best: survive.”
Scattered by Maheen Gul Ahmed
“Every soul that is birthed a whole – Fragmented by an imposed societal role”