Madhurantika Sunil: Figures of Thought: Collegiate Voices across Spaces

How Does it Feel?

How does it feel..

When u cry, but...

The tears don't come by..

Perhaps they are dry..

Does it mean we do not cry 

Or We do Cry!!!!

Maybe the tears are shy..

Or wait are they coy..

How does it feel..

When u cry, but..

The tears don't come by.. 

How does it feel...

Being called careless..

Accused though faultless..

Nights sleepless.. 

Head restless..

Moments countless...

Life faithless...

More or less..

The burden useless..

How does it feel..

Being called careless.

Accused though faultless..

How does it feel..

To witness 

Absolute policy of no tolerance

To witness

the pain in silence..

Inside their is storm of violence..

Taught the lesson of endurance

Only to be in surveillance...

Lies of assurance..

How does it feel?

Is there a Voice in Silence?

How does it feel

To cry

When the tears 

Don't come by... 

How does it feel?

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What Do you do?

What do you do?

When u have immense sadness,

But still u portray happiness.

What do you do?

Do you Question your attitude?

Or u live by it with gratitude?

What do u do?

When u want to refuse,

But still u r put to use.

What do u do?

Do u feel angry and wild?

Or u be composed and mild?

What do u do?

Are u living , or 

Are u surviving

What do u do?

U want to rest, 

Or put yourself to test. 

What do u do?

Do your best?

Or just want to rest?

What do u do?

Do u accept and take.

Or your reaction is fake.

What do u do?

Be with someone?

Or would like no one?

What do u do?

Do u talk

Or do u walk

What do u do?

Breathe in , and Breathe out?

Or simply frown and shout?

What do u do?

Just leave and be indifferent

Or accept with commitment. 

What do u do?

Have feelings their way?

Or let them be in grey?

What do u do?

Tell me, what do u do?

What do u do?

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Author's Bio:  Madhurantika Sunil is a Masters's in English student at Patna Women’s College in Patna, Bihar, India. She has her degree of Bachelor of Arts from Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan. She has also been a Young India Fellow (2019-2020) at Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana. She has been active in her reading and writing activities, right from participating in poetry competitions to presenting papers at seminars and conferences. She strives to have a balance between her critical thinking skills and her creative persona herself. 

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Setu, June 2021