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AN UNSUITABLE QUESTION
“A lot of you cared, just not enough” — Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
You leech on the antique melodies
Of Bollywood and
Drain the life out of my head
You know I am a sucker for
Thunderclap and rain squall.
Please don’t call me
An unhappy and conflicted modern woman!
Sometimes, only when you talk
It’s all about either psychology or
Your fitness regime
Perhaps you are not informed,
I ache for
Midnight mush
Unclose hearts
Vulnerable wounds
Clusters of dripping wet words
And, maybe, honey-dipped
Conversations.
Please don’t call me
An unbalanced and battered old hat!
We don’t speak the same language
Our letters identical and
Words unsynchronized.
You speak apathy
I speak love.
Please don’t call me
An unsuitable woman, you know
You don’t even ripple.
About the Author: Nidhi’s writings have been featured by Yugen Quest Review, Quadrant Australia, Girl Talk HQ, eShe Magazine, University of California, Riverside, Say it Forward, Chicago School of Arts, Lewis Clark State College’s literary journal, St. Francisco University’s journal, The Elevation Review (Kneeland Poetry Inc.), The Dillydoun Review, Xavier Review Press, California State Poetry Society, Signal Mountain Review - The University of Tennessee, Chronogram Magazine, Letters (Yale University), Setu Journal, Spill Word Press, South Asian Today, Indian Periodical, Rising Phoenix Review, Life in 10 Minutes Press, Ariel Chart, Women's Web, Women for One, Lekh, Garland Magazine, and Muse India. She is the author of "Confluence."
