He insists I have his smile.I practice it in mirrors,waiting for recognition to arrivelate, like himRelatives say I’m luckygenes travel mysteriously,like secrets that prefer company At reunions, we line upfor photographs,a family tree trimmed neatly to hide the grafts. He teaches me how to sign my name,as if handwritingcould make blood behave.I nod, obedient,carrying … [Read more...] about Inheritance, By: Snigdha Agrawal
To Myself, By: Snigdha Agrawal
So, here you are...creased at the edges,laugh lines stitchedlike fine embroideryA tapestry of years folded into skinEach thread tightened by joy, grief, and grit.You rise slower now...But oh, how your thoughts fly like windThe body, yes, it complains in whispersYet the spirit has found its rhythmYou've seen love in its many disguisesAs thunder, as silenceAnd through it all, … [Read more...] about To Myself, By: Snigdha Agrawal
Upgraded, By: Snigdha Agrawal
That day when you saidwith a scowlI looked bedraggledthat I had let myself goI made up my mindto get my act togethergive me a complete makeoversuch that you wouldfind nothing to sayat my upgraded selfequipped with a sharper intellect to put you in placeI wonyou lostin the game of whois better than thou albeit still lookingbedraggled … [Read more...] about Upgraded, By: Snigdha Agrawal