Varsha : Writing

What I am and Who am I

What I am and Who am I

A Poem by Varsha


What am I?I am a WomanWhat am I?I am a Heterosexual womanWhat am I?A Heterosexual, middle class womanWhat am I?A Heterosexual, middle-class, Hindu wom..
An illusion of love

An illusion of love

A Poem by Varsha


I walk beside her,Her unflattering smile ringing caution through my body,Her unmade hair delicately unfolding on her neck,Her unsophisticated clothes ..
Loving a brother

Loving a brother

A Poem by Varsha


Brother, my Brother,I long the shore west of our house,But you say there are beasts dressed as men,You say they fear your shadow; so do I.I am no beas..
My Friend! Dream of paris

My Friend! Dream of paris

A Poem by Varsha


Paris is not France,Paris is not the “West”,Paris is what we dream,And what we dream is what is within us.So, I don’t want you to as..
How I think

How I think

A Poem by Varsha


My reasonable man,I look through my caged body,As you wipe away with disgust,These experiences I perspire,And as you conceal them,Underneath a Philoso..