Poetry, 1 min readPradnya DhavalikarIndia

A secret

Poetry, 1 min readPradnya DhavalikarIndia
A secret

A secret is out there,
Waiting to exist,
Beneath the tables of coffee shops,
And next to lonely window sills.

A secret is out there,
Waiting to be formed,
Waiting for people to look for them,
Waiting to be found.

But one day you will find him,
Lurking in the shadows,
With eyes as blue as ocean mist,
And a smile that could take you to the gallows.

You may hesitate to take his hand,
You may think twice before you proceed,
But once you finally keep him as yours,
There will always be more to keep.

So tonight, when you go to sleep,
And they all whisper to you,
Remember you in the coffee shop,
Looking into blue eyes that look back at you.

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Still

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Still
Fiction, 4 min readEllah HalletsAbuse, Kenya

Picture Perfect

G was at the gate. Perfect. I remembered about my earphones on the bed. I rushed for them, and as I was about to leave the front door, I bumped into him. I didn’t hear him come. I look at G for a second as he closed the gate. He apologized with his eyes. What could he do? A fresh cloud of mist covered my eyes as they darted between him, G and the gate. He is smiling at me. ‘I saw your mother leave. Where are you going?’

Fiction, 4 min readEllah HalletsAbuse, Kenya
Picture Perfect