Novels

by Tanya Saxena A couple years ago I had a dream The dream of moving to a country Where no one would know me A few years went by And I got my chance I packed my bags and said goodbye Shedding tears but with a smile The whole journey was filled with nothing but excitement Hopes and dreams of meeting new people On hold until my arrival I landed and reached My destination which was my…

by Tanya Saxena Sirens blaring Tensions flaring Emotions are running high During this night in a frightful life Another child lost Countless gone For how long will this keep going on? Is it until the world is nothing more than a ghost town? The screams and wails of a mother Crying her lungs out Wishing for someone to come back from the dead Whose soul is roaming around The father…

by Tanya Saxena Time goes by In this silent, closed room Life goes by While we’re sitting Staring in the dark room Thoughts drift aimlessly And so does our mind Are we trying to grasp something? Or is the meaning not visible Right there in front of our eyes? Every little word, every single sound Why do these all make So much sense yet no sound This state that makes you feel Like…

by Tanya Saxena They say the night belongs to the poets That their sorrow fills up the empty space What about the joy though? Why is it so hard to write about? To fill in the empty page Honesty is called the best policy And yet we so conveniently lie Do you know the reason why though? Do you know the purpose of that terrible lie? Tell someone bald-faced lies and they’ll forever favor…

by Tanya Saxena Human beings have a tendency to blame Someone/something for their shortcomings They can’t accept their flaws, their misfortunes Because they think the universe is to blame Fragile, overinflated egos Are truly the ones to blame They say a man’s ego is fragile But do you think a woman’s is sane? Smiling at people In every walk of life But do you know those are the…

by Tanya Saxena In this game of life Where heaven and hell are world’s apart The devil becomes mischievous To tear people apart Running, shivering, crying All of us are part of the same game But honestly we don’t stand a chance Because this original facetious game has already been rigged Corruption, greed, deceit Knock on your door Like friendly neighbours But let them enter one…

by Tanya Saxena “Unfair” A word that many use And then end up tossing something away They walk away as if they just lost a deal But don’t you know It’s just a deal with the devil in disguise? If you think everything in this world is unfair You’re already a step behind An incompetent man Should he ever try Will be able to make nothing out of his so called “unforgivable curse” Curse it…

by Tanya Saxena They say the pen Is mightier than the sword They say words hurt more Deeper than rocks Stepping in your shadow Was my biggest mistake Cuz the shadow tried to overtake And completely ruined my image Shattered, broken and crumbled Someone else tried to pick up the pieces Reminiscing with me regarding our past Won’t get me through my ‘supposed’ phases You mock me, you…

by Tanya Saxena Been hiding behind my walls Ever since the start Tearing them down Was never really a good path I stare at new faces Everyday of my life Who could ever be trusted In a world of black and white Lies are used To uncover the truth But truth is always hidden From anyone’s point of view Manipulation is the fool’s gambit Where two sides wage a war A fool and a…

by Tanya Saxena Distance of the heart, distance of the mind Memories jumbled Cuz we don’t know What’s wrong or what’s right How can I ever feel the same Knowing deep down you blame me For every mistake Truth is stranger than fiction Some people just can’t seem to take it Upholding a sense of contrived idealism Cuz you got to fake it till you make it You blame me falsely Because you…

by Tanya Saxena It’s 12 a.m. And I am sitting outside The wind caresses my cheeks And my throat feels dry The rustling of the branches Makes me aware Of someone’s else presence Who might not really…be there The shadow of that person & I Sit together in silence Nothing really playing on Except for the howling of the wind Somehow I get a little chill Goosebumps shooting up my…

by Tanya Saxena Have you ever come across those days When you wanted to leave it all behind And run far away So many emotions Kept within Suppressed and being suppressed still They’ll call you fake They’ll call you toxic And you’ll be left feeling quite astonished So…to take a break You go on the similar path You hit the familiar fork in the road But this time you decide To take the…

by Tanya Saxena I think I finally found What I was looking for That little pot of gold At the end of the rainbow It feels like I am one step closer To that thought The right people and the right day Can change your mindset so much Those 2 a.m. conversations Become so much more interesting And those things that scare you Become a little less intimidating You know I used to…

by Tanya Saxena Do you truly know What such a heavy word like Multiculturalism means? Are you wondering why do I call it ‘heavy’? Well let me ask you then What do you think it means? Do you think it encompasses All the different cultures and traditions Or do you think it Undermines An altogether different kind of nation? There remains a boundary Between the majority And the…

by Tanya Saxena I keep staring at the fan Hoping something would strike That inner chord in me Hoping something would Re-ignite that spark within me It’s crazy, isn’t it? How hard we run after To keep ourselves motivated Or how we chase a single butterfly Or so we think For something so purely imaginative Imagination a funny word, isn’t it? It’s something you can and can’t live…

by Tanya Saxena Here I am Sitting beneath the stars Just a favorite place but maybe not a favorite day It’s funny how the small, trivial things Might seem too much at a certain time It’s weird how we keep drifting along Life’s cold sea Endlessly at times Looking at the moon And the way it lights up the place Providing that tiny spark of hope Desperately needed To get through the…

by Tanya Saxena Do you ever stop by The side of the street And take a look at the current reality of things A mother, begging food for her child A father, looking for work, for money But remaining forever unemployed Wondering where you stand in all this? Didn’t it strike you yet? All of us, We are the problem The cycle starts And we continue it Cuz if not us Someone else would for…