the women of my time

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The women of my time spend too much time thinking,
thinking about the leftover foods
the leftover oil, cucumbers and what not
The women of my time speak a vacant language
a kind of verbiage which makes you stutter
they have a lost glory eyesight
they wish to see things yet falls on a flat surface.
The women of my time are petite and so full.
Full of things that break a human heart,
a cupboard full of memories disguised as polaroids,
fancy teacups clinging the sounds of romance
Arteries of lust flowing
lust for things beyond your skin.
They do not tuck in emotions in their garments.
Hot spaced cheeks splashing words of mahogany
the hem of skirts always full of raisins and butter.
The women of my time eat wounds like spices
more precious than the silver gems
their robes
all shades of the sunset, transformation of a child, maybe.
watching her swath their eyes becomes terrible often
terrible as watching a melting moon.
Women of my time prepare a soft warm water bath for themselves
to swim,
to eat the sins,
to eat something beyond the plastic walls,
they do shiver
yet they do not pause here.
The women of my time are goddesses: a figurative speech about liberation.
They sit and watch the open sky as if they have the light in their puerile palm.


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A dreamer and a believer for the upliftment of women rights. A published poet, author, writer. Believes in dancing and cooking amazing food for hungry souls at times. Loves to write and write till the moon is satisfied. My writings can be found at Visual Verse, Indian Periodical, Sick Lit mag, Duane's Poetree, Thistle magazine, among various others. Curator of Olive Skins.

53 thoughts on “the women of my time”

  1. I absolutely love this one. The softness, tenderness, courage living alongside the shadows of the dreams and the lust if the memories. We all are nothing but a big ball of expectation and promises living through the shadows of time.
    You are simply brilliant Devika. How I missed your poetry.

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    1. Hey Megha!

      Thank you for the array of love messages on my work. I am just thrilled to see such immense love on my work. You read my word so religiously and that makes me numb for some reason. I am sorry as I could not reply to all the lovely messages as I am managing my book promotion, job, and so many other issues. Though I have read all your comments and wanted to express my gratitude.

      Stay safe, you beautiful.

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  2. ‘The women of my time are goddesses: a figurative speech about liberation. They sit and watch the open sky as if they have the light in their puerile palm.’ Awesome.. πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ˜‡πŸ‘ŒπŸΌπŸ‘ŒπŸΌπŸ˜Šβ€πŸ’•

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  3. “The women of my time eat wounds like spices
    more precious than the silver gems
    their robes
    all shades of the sunset . . .”

    I do not want to say this poem shadows ignorance. Here I feel as if the women are simply living. When one lives, there is nothing but life, and life is a colorful and painful as chili powder and turmeric . . .
    Thank you for sharing writing that invites though and multiple perspectives!

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