Women Poetry: Dr. Sigma Sathish, India

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Sigma Sathish

HER WORLD 

She stared at her shadows. 

In chains of grief, 

Words set aside…

She had only dreams to register

her loneliness

Words fell from her to banks of river Nile

She threw men into mysterious 

beauty of hers  

Since then

she had been wondering

how to survive

now she grew like 

Greek mythologies.

She lost abruptly.

With a bewitching smile,

she lives in all women.

Her only weapon....

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LET ME BUY A REFLECTOR

He tries to explore her 

and becomes stone

Hey woman,

Just document your life.

Colour it,

Let it be a running diary.

Her thoughts, 

spin as hungry snakes

and slither in many men.

They scare at her gaze.

Her red eyes,

make more statues 

Once again

she is a slave

to her stunning beauty.

Let me buy a reflector

***

Dr. Sigma Sathish, a widely published Indian poet in various national and international arenas, is currently the HoD of English, VTMNSS College, Trivandrum. She worked for Oman Ministry of Manpower as a Faculty of English. Dr. Sigma has authored four poetry books, edited one, co- authored one and co edited two. Her latest book “World at Large - Haiku poems” is published by Kerala State Bala Sahithya Institute. She received Mirabhai Literary Award from the Organization of United Working Journalist Forum, supported by Public Relations Department, Puri, Govt. of Odisha on National Press Day-2016.  Dr. Sigma is a recipient of Cochin Literary Fest Prize-2019. She is often invited as a poet delegate to various prestigious national and international poetry festivals.

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