Dr. Sigma Sathish, India (Winging through Gloom: Poetry of Hope and Recovery)

Sigma Sathish

Dr Sigma Satish, a widely published Indian poet and article writer, and a senior academic, has authored four poetry books, edited one, co-authored one and co-edited two. Her latest book is "World at Large - Haiku poems". A recipient of the Mirabhai Literary Award-2016 from the Organization of United Working Journalists Forum supported by Public Relations Department, Govt of Odisha and the Cochin Literary Fest Prize-2019, Dr. Sigma is regularly invited to various prestigious national and international poetry festivals.

                                            

SILENT THOUGHTS

Sometimes 

I throw my voice 

into the insecurities of this city’s

pale life.

Newspapers painted voices 

of victims in louder tone…

Women look from cages

Secrets of streets,

become news…

Let me escape from this gloomy city

to undress my soul.

Let me travel far,

beyond oceans,

I guess, new doors open.

I swear, I don't believe in weird thoughts.

Let me escape from this silence

to share our life 

Let me dive in words

which features women. 

What happens next?

Tattered memories

knit hearts together,

to explain writings... Women’s writings

to heal the woman in me.

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Setu, March 2022