Category: poems
When Abu Died
Ammi bared wrists of green glass bangles Yanked gold earrings from reddened lobes Slumped sideways like a burlap sack of rice A wail tearing through courtyards and corners Uncles, aunts… Read more »
An Hour At Night
This poem was published in Fairfield Scribes Issue 9. ​An Hour at Night When I’m not an exhausted housekeeperNot an acquiescent wife. Not a meticulous mother.Not a steadfast sister. Sixty… Read more »
My Wedding Day
This poem written in Cascade style was published by The Pangolin Review in Issue 8 released on 01/08/2019. Everything is a scintillating gold Jasmines and beads shroud my eyes But… Read more »
“I Envy You, Skeleton” and “Citizen of a Morphing Nation”
 Honored to have tow of my poems “I Envy You, Skeleton” and “Citizen of a Morphing Nation” published in the anthology “Persona Non Grata” by Fly on the Wall Press…. Read more »
I envy you, skeleton
This poem was published in TheMojaveHeartReview .Click the link to read the full poem.
To the sweater knit by my mother
Smelling of the cinnamon on her fingers Knit with soft yarn and verses of her prayers A cushion against the world and its weathers My cozy armor Note: I only… Read more »
I find my marriage
This poem was published in print in the Spring 2018 issue of The Opiate magazine:
Ecstasy
Extra cheese on my large beefy Chili resting on a bed of warm Spaghetti tossed with butter. Thick cut steak fries seasoned with salt And a slice of cheesy garlic… Read more »