We did it again! — Oops! We did it again! No matter what we say We still do it every second of every day… Oops! We did it again! When we woke up and looked at the mirror unbiased reflection far from perfection Oops! We did it again! While going to work Paused… defied it Alas! At last…

Poetry — I see you every day i know you’re mine but i looked at you today after a really long time the clandestine curve of your smile behind your beard — those light brown strands matching the color of your eyes your eyes — they keep getting narrower the wider you…

Endless Time — A Poetry — Does the time ever get tired of running? Or the sun ever grow weary of rising? Does the river ever cease to flow Or do the stars ever dim their shine? Well, they must really love their jobs They keep going till the end of time… But hey! If I am a part of them Their kin, if I may Should I not aim for a journey Just as divine? Like the daily cosmic show And the everlasting dance of nature What if I too give into the endlessness of time?

Poetry — I carry an ocean in my eyes I want to swim through but you want me to drown I carry a mountain in my heart I want to climb it but you want its weight to put me down I carry a flower in my mind I want to nurture it with love but you want to pluck it till its brown I carry your heart in my soul I want to let go of it but your spell has no bounds All of you is in all of me I push your memories away but why are you still so much around?

Your ultimate guide! — If you’re looking for bullet points that will magically make you a poet then sorry to break this to you but this piece is not for you. Asking how to write poetry is like asking how to speak — I cannot explain. I can teach you in theory but the…

Poetry — Here’s to the life I never lived To the ‘what-ifs’ I never explored To the roads I did not take & To the stories that still remain untold. Here’s to my long-lost childhood friend I still carry our friendship in my heart Here’s to the kiss I never had Its undying yearning that…

A Haiku on Haiku — Three lines, seventeen syllables, is all it takes to tell your story. ©2022 Navya Gupta. All rights reserved.

Poetry — Uncorrupted souls Brushed with blush Naivety intact Cupid cascading all hearts & masking all facts… Once kids Grew up now No… Grew.. apart .. unmapped. It was indeed a decayed decade Of learning how to Unlearn Unlove Un-stay & be ..Unafraid.

Poetry — The way you looked at me That night… It felt like The stars in your eyes Danced to the rhythm of my heart And promised to groove Every moment they see me Even if the world falls apart…