Teesta Review: A
Journal of Poetry, Volume 8, Number 1. May 2025. ISSN: 2581-7094
--- Ranu Uniyal
Today I stand before you
as a voice that hurts and bleeds.
Give me the balm and succour
that heals, not just my toes
but also, her shins.
All blue
she sits under a naked and a
hollow sky; the air howls
at her pain and suffering.
But you seem to have lost
the art of hearing.
Only words are wasted
in this desert.
The monsoon of doubt
has ruined the city.
The bricks
and mortar spring hopeless anarchy.
Just the two of us are holed up
in this town – bawling for peace.
Dead, devoid of wisdom.
Is there an echo around for company?
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Bio:
Ranu Uniyal
is a bi-lingual poet from Lucknow. Her recent collection is This Could Be a
Love Poem for You (2025) published by Red River. She is an Advisory Board
Member (English) at Sahitya Akademi. She is Chief Editor of journal PYSSUM
Literaria. She also writes in Hindi.
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