Vikas Singh

“Shame is the best weapon after fear
in the arsenal of patriarchy
ammo of choice for its sari draped agents
to keep young women in line lest they
sprout a tongue or mind of their own”
― Nalini Priyadarshni

“Forgiveness comes much later if at all
Sometimes after a lifetime of negotiation
With your demons
Words you could have said
Or left unsaid
Bruises you could have hidden
With a little make-up
And things would have been just fine
Until the next time”
― Nalini Priyadarshni, Doppelganger in My House

“I will never know, neither will you, the life we didn't live
Filled with beauty and love and joyous perfection but not ours
We embrace our being when we accept the path to our becoming”
― Nalini Priyadarshni, Doppelganger in My House

“We nurture the highest in each other
without depleting granary of our offering
we pour ourselves out to make room
for the best is yet to come.”
― Nalini Priyadarshni, Doppelganger in My House