February & March
Jasmin's Prompt:
sahaara (n)
support, shelter, refuge
who or what is your source of support? what does that support feel like? what does it mean to you?
respond to the prompt in poetry or prose.
Writer: Shivani
Instagram: @l0streader
Shivani is a second generation South Asian immigrant currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Cell and Molecular Biology. Reading and writing has always been a form of escapism for her.
GHar
four walls surrounding me.
bistar.
the childhood one where i lay
in the comforts of my dreams.
us khidakee se
the pounding rain would
soothe my fears.
un kitaabon main
characters were the friends
i held so dear.
lekin ab yahaan ek ajeeb se ehasaas
kyon ho raha hai?
vo ghar
slowly breaking beyond repair.
vo bistar
only creaks loudly
delivering nightmares.
un khidakiyon se
i see shadows and ghosts appear
aur vo kitaabon
no longer fill the loneliness
leaving me blinded in fear.
my bedroom was my duniya
but now i question
what could home be anymore?