A Father's Daughter

So,

you say you have a sister,

and now you have to take care of another?

That you want to live up to your father's name,

and you can't read about my pain,

and nothing's the same?

Did you forget that your father

saw his own daughter in me...

when we didn't even know

if we were supposed to be?

And I couldn't even look in my father's eyes...

because I trusted a coward's lies...

while you went about building

his incomplete legacy...

My father's head hung low

because of your discrepancy.

He saw his daughter cry for years...

and aren't you the one

who said you hated my tears?

So go on,

take your glass of whiskey and say cheers...

because you only made me

stronger than my fears.

You might have broken me

and left me for dead—

but always remember:

I am a father's daughter.

What you broke,

he built every day.

Blamed himself

for my crooked ways.

He tried to shield me

when no one was around...

and you thought

you could laugh at me

while I was on the ground?

You can run

to any corner of the world...

but my ghost will haunt you—

because I also rule the underworld.

Who do I think I am?

A Father’s Daughter.

Comments

Game Of Fire and Ice

Hey Mister, Why won't you play a game of Twister? I promise I won't play coy. Won't you love it if I were your only toy? You can be the Lion in the boardroom, Then make me roar in the bedroom. Let's play the game of fire and ice. You bring the sugar, and I get the spice. I am praying by myself these nights, Drowning my moans when the city sleeps tight. We can play the game of Super Sonic, And then have our own race over some gin and tonic. So find me, like an app can find a phone. No, I won't bring out my Medusa and turn you into stone. I have been getting over my fears, Learned to make my tears into spears. You can take me as you like. We can go until we hear the third strike.

Polished Sins

A suit and tie, that polished smile, Covering up sins stacked mile by mile. They flaunt “new love,” someone else’s child— A ready-made story, perfectly styled. They’ve “levelled up,” or so they preach, But on someone’s pain, they made their reach, With vows of loyalty, words so neat, While another’s screams lie beneath their feet. Oh, they “moved on” to brighter skies, Leaving someone broken, with silent cries. They mount new heights, they shout and boast— Scaling peaks on another's haunted ghost. So smile for the camera, flash your pride, Show off the life that you tried to hide. For we know the truth beneath your gleam— A hollow show, a self-made scheme.

Till You Sing

Some would say men went to war for women like you, But I would still choose war if it meant choosing you. You say you write in amorous lines, But I would let you be the woman of my tribe. You had your adventures Under The Buda Moon, But have you been loved past noon? So I can see you shine like a magical flower, In the quiet warmth of the golden hour. The invisible strings pull at my heart Can I do justice to your name? Caress you right, Till you sing like a Carnatic hymn. Inspired by the author of Under The Buda Moon, Veena Rao

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