Poems by Rizvana Parveen

Poems by Rizvana Parveen

Choice

This world is not

a utopia of dreams;

dreams shatter here

every day,

sorrows never end

emotions are shriveled,

hope is an illusion,

unknown is the

divine design.

To choose is

the only choice left

between right and wrong;

love and fate; and

duty and desire.

She

She sleeps in peace

without any clue

in the silence of her grave,

she rests without any protests.

Happily wedded was she and

was carrying a baby,

her days were in expectation

of pleasure, pain and caution;

she tripped and fell

into the death-knell,

her lifeless baby was blue

so was her hue;

together, they lie without breath

in the arms of death.

Garbage bins

They are no longer

filled with rotten

vegetables, stale leftovers,

torn slippers, plastic bags,

dead rats or broken toys;

but with discarded

female fetuses and

abandoned baby girls.

Distance

The depth of a sea

the expanse of celestial horizon

are beyond comprehension and anticipation;

farther still are the spreading stretch of the earth

and certain unreachable domains and orbits.

A throbbing heart, a captivating fleeting glance

uncovers distances.

Rizvana Parveen is an Indian poet based in the UAE. Her works have appeared in Taj Mahal Review, The Enchanting Verses Literary Review, The World Haiku Review, Asian American Poetry and Kafla Intercontinental (Forthcoming).

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