Poetry
An Unexpected Goodbye
Sarra Amro Cairo, Egypt A facade to make you feel better, A facade to hurt…
Dysania
Ria Naidu Hong Kong The curtains were drawn, Not a speck of light to be…
the pain within
Taskeen Altaf Karachi, Pakistan i get on the floor in agony my eyes shed one…
The Young Voices
Muhammad Affan Ahmad Islamabad, Pakistan How dare you ask the young for hope? How dare…
Ashes
Sahte Kimlik Pakistan When the lights falls at dawn and then fades away,After Dawn it’s…
Our World
Khadeeja Asyari Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia I glance at the night sky,I asked myself“What will happen…
Well Wall
Gayathri India How come I harbour a sapling, that too one with a muslin tag,…
Dear Self
Renalyn Rubio Bustos, Philippines You want to give upYou are tired of their toxicityYou want…
Motivated
Renalyn Rubio Bustos, Philippines I thought everything was fineAll my thoughts are trueThat I was…
QUARANTHINGS
Cheska Limson Bustos, Philippines Quarantine made me realize a lot of thingsIt made me the…
Scribbled
Aisha Ahman Nigeria Give a pen to use, An ink to write, all of thy…
i let my knees sink into the dirt
Rawan Qatar, UAE I wandered the shadows till I reached the light And then the…
the danger i left
Niña Lucena Philippines, Palawan oh, took me a year to realise it was i that…
Coming of Age
Adriene Nieto Bulacan, the Philippines I don’t know how and when it happened.When the midnight…
Deep Breaths
Ihdina Kosai Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia To the ones drowningIn whatever affairs goingThe ones whose tears…
Pan-damn-it
Daarshini Rajasingam Shah Alam, Malaysia Amid pandemic, all I can wish for; is the warmth…
Reflection
Maria Zakir Karachi, Pakistan I’ve never been bewitched by the sky more I’ve never stared…
Inside Out
Rewa Marathe Mumbai, India I’ve been wearing masks of smiles To avoid getting infected from…
Broken
Grace Summers India She was an angel Before she met them. A large wing span,…
Icarus
Nicole Del Rio Miramar, United States You must become IcarusYou must fly Higher than anyone has…
The Rising Phoenix
Yoshee Jain Gurugram, Haryana, India As the Corona warriors, we say, to the world’s challenge,…
Lockdown
Batuhan Fredrik Malmqvist Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Observe, the time has come, for the doors to…
Corona
Astha New Delhi, India I saw the deadly virus approach, Stopped him and asked, “Why…
The Noise in the Silence of the Empty Roads
Vedanti Khannaani Delhi, India These empty roads As still, as silent as their portraits and…
The Silence of Abandonment
Eeshani Singh New Delhi, India I love the silence,I love the silence,The silence of abandonment.Silence…
A Prisoner’s Struggle
Srinjayi Chowdhury Kolkata, India I stare at the ceiling fan,Lying on my bed during the…
The New Normal
Oluwademilade Seyi-Idowu Lagos, Nigeria I wake up as the sun rises To a new day…
At Last
Priyasha Chakravarti Manila, the Philippines At last, I unlock the gateway to freedom. I frolic…
Trapped Transparency
Kimberly Claire The Philippines A misconception that drives me crazy.Insights drive inside my mind,muddles softly…
The Silver Lining
Simran Singh Delhi, India As we sit in our homes today,When each day is a…
The New Normal
Valeria Fuenmayor Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In 2019, the world fell apart, changing our lives, It…
Quarantine – A Sonnet
Jude Anson Ancaja Pasig, the Philippines For years, I kept myself in the shadows Patiently…
Life As We Know It
Ana-Mara Leppink Hamburg, Germany Before, Wuhan was an ordinary city in China, anonymousNow, it is…
Drowning
Alina Gao Coquitlam, Canada The weird thing is that this is what I wantedBut it’s…
Visual Snow
Rosie Field Beaconsfield, UK Visual snowComes down outsideThe world never felt more wide And I never…
“untitled”
Ikera Olandesca Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines Each day without you makes my spine wiltInto…
Brittle Creatures
Ananya Thakur Dubai, UAE We’re mere humansWe’re brittle creaturesHard yet easily brokenWe come out spillingLike…
An Invisible Resident
Mrudula Tayade Surat, India Seeing so many deaths is a curse, Don’t go outside, Corona…
Everyday
Rutu Scarlett Banglore, India They say everyday is a new daybut why does it feel…
AN (UN)QUANTIFIED QUARANTINE
Prakriti Panwar New Delhi, India In 2020,I didn’t bakeOr cookOr workout. I didn’tForce myself,To be…
United Through Hope
Anagha Chakravarti Manila, the Philippines I am alone, cold and lost,I gaze at myself in…