Aisha Mnd : Writing

Please

Please

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


An empty oyster, I fool the visitor, as he opens the shell, eyes alight in hunger, in hopes of f..
Drowning

Drowning

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


Written during a period of depression. Excerpt: With my legs thrashing about/ Eyes unwavering as I watch the/ Waves, a lover’s ache.
The Malady is Victorious

The Malady is Victorious

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


A woeful poem. Depressing. Excerpt:Life has ceased, death has not arrived, and I am in a constant limbo between the two, a child in a divorce.
Breathe

Breathe

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


Muddled thoughts, metaphorical suffocation and existential gloom must be vented--- thus this poem. Excerpt: Lost in the perpetual/cryptogram/ never to..
The Dagger

The Dagger

A Story by Aisha Mnd


A short story concerning enticement, greed, power, deception and poverty. Excerpt: A sickly smiled materialized on her heavenly face, an offence to ch..
Tabula Rasa, Every Day

Tabula Rasa, Every Day

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


My parents immigrated to Canada from Afghanistan. This poem is for them and the family members I wish I could have met.
Only Silence Is Yielding

Only Silence Is Yielding

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


Written during a period of melancholia. Excerpt:thirsty eyes are watching/ piercing the echoing darkness/ the pebble is descending/ the ragged face is..
Ringing Ringing in the Silence

Ringing Ringing in the Silence

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


Written during a bout of existential depression Excerpt: A dove I was born, but you have made me an unsightly crow. I try to sing euphonious tunes, bu..
Such Is the End

Such Is the End

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


Started as a diary entry, turned into a poem. Excerpt: Morbid thoughts are now somehow velvet lace/ making graveyards look like gardens.
And Dreams

And Dreams

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


Poem written whilst feeling nostalgic about childhood. Excerpt: elusive childhood skips before me, dancing with rain beneath a dark sky/cerise balloon..