poetry | Devanshi Gupta

November 15, 2019 Devanshi creative writing,love,poem,poetry,self-love,wordgasm,writing no responses

the love you seek is already here

you seek love in every pair of eyes to warm up the lonely elbows you cross across your chest you fall for the dashing hair and the polite smile and the douchebag who touched you with an accidental totter of his feet you search the mirror for answers of […]

August 11, 2018 Devanshi amwriting,art,author,literary,metaphor,metaphors,poem,poet,poetry,sadness,writer,writing no responses

The Little Bird’s Flight into the World

My fingers pinch her cheeks. It feels like the last time. Pigtails sprout out of her bob-cut hair, And her eyes become bigger, more innocent. I utter something between a laugh and a cry, Hoping my daughter can’t hear the pain in my voice. It feels like yesterday When I […]

March 28, 2018 Devanshi amwriting,art,author,poem,poet,poetry,sadness,writer,writing no responses

Red and Salty Ink

I am sad, But I can’t tell you why, ‘Cause I don’t know myself. Rivers of ink Flow out the nib of my pen. The rivers are red, Ruby red, And as salty as tears. They seep through Every material worthiness Ornamenting my skin. They soak through The lines on […]

February 21, 2018 Devanshi amwriting,art,artistic,author,cinema,poem,poetry,popmusic,writer,writing no responses

Remnants of My Confidence

This is the second-last poem from a series that I started on my Instagram account, @eccentric_writer, in which I’ve posted poems based on words my followers gave me. The following is one such poem, based on the word ‘Remnants’. Scroll down to the end to read about my inspiration and […]

December 27, 2017 Devanshi amwriting,art,artistic,author,literary,metaphor,metaphors,poem,poetry,writer,writing no responses

All Art Is a Mirror

Every piece of art is a mirror. Some mirrors are ornamented by beautiful borders; Some mirrors are embellished by carvings on the shiny glass; Some mirrors have jagged edges and tainted panes; Some mirrors are cracked and covered with a thin film of dust; While some mirrors are so clear […]

December 4, 2017 Devanshi amwriting,author,depression,happiness,metaphor,metaphors,poem,poetry,sadness,stories,story,writer,writing 2 responses

Dear Happiness,

I see you sometimes, At the bend of the wall, as the corner of your flower-patterned dress flies away; Over the top of the multi-storied building, when the red polka dots of your balloons blink at me; Through the mass of thick swirling clouds, as the rays of your sunshine […]

October 4, 2017 Devanshi addiction,author,beauty,mobile,mobile addiction,nature,poem,poetry,technology,writer,writing no responses

Look Up

Look up From that enticing screen blazing beneath your eyes Look up There’s a world outside I know How addictive scrolling down that page can be I know How hard it is for your fingers to leave But do it And look out the window at the stars […]