Aradhika Sharma

Baby, baby, baby! When I saw you little baby, I was filled with such overwhelming love That I could cry My heart swelled up like it would burst and took away air from my lungs Like I would asphyxiate and die Such intense adoration, such a gale of gladness, such a rush of sweetness Every [...]

I think I was overburdened with living that day In the cafeteria, I involuntarily sighed. The Colonel looked at me over his specs ‘A penny for your thoughts’ he said ‘I think I’m growing old’ I sighed again ‘I’ve wrinkles on my face and my shoulders pain.’ He smiled quizzically at me and looked a [...]

Now you tell me, my sisters, how you would like To be called UGLY through the ages gone by? Always, every time any woman tells the Cinderella tale It’s about me and my sibling being ugly without fail! I’m not such a bad sort, actually, you know I’m nice, a bit mixed up like all [...]

You know the way we laugh out loud and joyously Our sides ache and we roll on the ground at the silliest joke As if we can’t ever stop; gasping for a breath between the paroxysms That laughter long and loud and true Sharing rib-tickling hilarity is the way I wanna love you! You remember, [...]

I’ve known rough winds, lightening and thunder, but never a cyclone But now I do and they said there was ne’er one like this before The unrelenting Thane cyclone, unmatched in power and intensity Rampaged through the ocean and town, remorselessly- no pity In Pondicherry, my grandmother’s home, the sea is placid, usually This vacation [...]

(Conversation between the heart and the mind) There’s no feeling quite like it that I must insist That sweetness that new love brings- impossible to resist The breathless anticipation of a smile or a look warm My heart thuds so hard, I believe, I may do it some harm My mind severely says’ Stop! Don’t [...]

Daddy asked me what I’ll be When I grow up to be 20 I got on my thinking cap All my potential, how to tap? Shall I be a pilot? What a bore! Greasy plans aren’t for me for sure The uniforms aren’t that pretty too So let me think of something new. Shall I [...]

Often I surprise myself, I catch myself being happy Grief I am aware of but happiness catches me napping Stresses and angst will rule the mind, joy is a quiet reflex Elation we take for granted, while the mind loves to perplex To solve this conundrum I did resolve, grief I wanted to ban I [...]

Mistress: Oh! Look at the lawn, mali, It’s overrun with ugly weeds This weed will choke my plants, on their health it feeds Dig it out and uproot it, and let the grass be clean Small and slender it may look, but it’s a mean machine Weed: Hey! Look at me; I’m a weed and [...]

If I had a daughter, I would tell her this….. Everyone wants love; they want it bad, O Lor’ A girl without a lover really wants him bad But when she finds someone her heart beats for, She also gives him the weapon to make her sad. Do you really need love, think about it [...]