BrainCan - poetic license

that night she became riffat bai and everything...

“Kokhla chapha kay jumairaat ayi hay... jaira picchay murr kay wekkhay odhi shaamat aai hay......

he was a work of perfection and so was his...

It was a day just like any other,she opened her eyes to wake up to the same chandelier that dangled...

series 8: the green thumb part 3 he did have a...

“Ali!” Zareen nearly screamed in exasperation. “How could you even think about saying all...

salam and shanti

Being in the army is like being caught in a revolving door. You see the life you so desperately want...

series 8: the green thumb part 1 death changes...

The house at the end of the street was possibly one of the most spacious and attractive ones in the...

the ivory piece of fabric that plagued her freedom

It flails and flies about in the wind,It hides my face, my nose, and my chin,I tug and twitch to...

it s chand raat. he would want to be with family

He looked again at the big slab of ice,big no longer. It had melted here and there, there and here....

her favourite red sweater and her favourite bhaiya

“My sweater is red and my leggings are blue,My bangles are shiny and my shoes are fresh,My teeth...

munir and ali needed a goat like raju

“Mama! Mujhay subha uthana please aath bajay. Baba kay sath mandi jaunga,” Ali pleaded with his...

will anyone remember lady constable shabaana?

She looked at her reflection in the stained,faded mirror. ‘Ammi ke jahez ka hai ye… ab bhi...

the scars of her henna

Zarah Hussain,a 17-year-old girl from Lahore Grammar School International, won an essay competition...

yousafzai s children weren t children at all

Yousafzai village was a land of men. It was a land of agriculture and multiple wives....

when they sold my pain for their gains

My scars were still fresh. One could see blood oozing out of my fresh and painful wounds. These...

we don t talk anymore…

“So what? What inequity does it make whether I didn’t tell you approximately this commerce trip?...

her love wasn t moulded by class, but they were...

Frolette Manor235- A,Northampton RoadLondon, England. Dearest Victor, or It has been a long,long...

nadia, the painter

Nadia unlocked the door to the art studio,the hallway was empty and silence ruled. It was really...

unafraid

“Sir,it’s him again”“How many times has he near already?”“This is the seventh time,...

irfan bhai and his solar eclipse

“I really need to beat Amir’s tall score,” I said to myself as I played another round of...

wedding bells

“My dress is going to be whiter than that cloud,” she said to me while we walked down the path...

it was meant to be, yet it wasn t

On this beautiful summer morning in the Sultan Khel village,everything was in bloom. Flowers lazily...

dear dina, i could recognise you from a thousand...

When she reached the top of the endless stairs at the mausoleum,she wondered why this much effort...

it was desperation that won in the end

“Manji di baoun waaj aandi... Bakhtu di jaag khul jaani.”(This charpayi makes too much noise......

she was a precious little flower, wilted and...

The morning was full of delicate light and cold puffs of wind spiralled around. The days weren’t...

cut, cut, cut - sweet relief

The sun was ablaze in an empty blue sky. The city glazed in the dazzling sunshine was colorful and...

i am stationary, and karachi is movement

Day 1If I stared at the world around me,a few things would stare back. The clouds dancing in the...

she was found in a pool of dried blood

The light blue sky hung over Najeeba as she rushed on the wet,slippery streets of her city. The city...

that radio was what he craved

6:56pm“Will I see you on Thursday?”“Yes!”She smiled and hugged him before exiting the car....

the midwife of delhi

The Quran has acknowledged the existence of djinn,but the proliferation of stories revolving around...

i could smell it, i could breathe it - pakistan...

It was very chilly for an August night. The moon played mask and seek behind pregnant clouds of...

it was time for laila to go home

The autumnal sky was reddened by the setting sun. Laila gazed at it in admiration. In just a few...

series 8: the green thumb part 2 they wanted...

“Where are you going?” Zareen asked Ali as she saw him getting alert to go out.“I’m going...

the room of beasts and unspeakable secrets

Mahnaz sat under an ivory sky on the ground external the library building of her college. A light...

this was no usual pain - this was a pain of loss

Emily rose in the pale blue light of dawn,and went into the balcony. She leaned against the wall and...

aslam s home outside of home

The sun shone brightly in an nearly cloudless sky,the windalso inexistent. Sweat soaked him to his...

from zahid to bubbly

“So you occupy decided to maintain humiliating us in front of people,” he said with a roaring...

the runaway bride

A thousand stars glittered in the charcoal black sky. They were magnificent,nearly magical. Rani...

the dancing girls

Deep breath in. Deep breath out. Relax your diaphragm. Repeat.This was my mantra,at least, these...

pixie palace was her jail, and she was carrying a...

The white tombs that encircled the humble city of Kalazar were silent. Every single inhabitant was...

from the diary of a cup of tea

Yes. Yes,it’s me, the cup of tea you never knew could bear feelings honest? But my head is so full...

nusrat and her dupatta

Nusrat loved to watch the sun come up in the morning,see its rising hues and its foes in the sky...

how could gul bano s own father ruin her life?

The day was shiny,the sun blazing and a sweet smell of blossom swayed in the air. The village of...

i am a coward

The stress and anxiety of life has made me lose my appetite.Suicide has been part of many peoples...

the sheila from pakistan

There was not a single person in sight. Not a single one. My father asked me to describe the first...

i do not deserve to be a mother

Mathieu knew a country without a capital is no country. He knew my capital was my son,that the...

he told her she looked beautiful, but this time,...

The cobalt sky stretched far overhead and disappeared into the green mountains of Pir Panjal. These...

the endless fascination of a window

Windows are fascinating.Many adventures believe started with a gaze,a deep alley, a train station,...

kamran, a soldier eternally

The heavy breathing,bewildered expressions, and tears welling from the eyes of the three people...

my right hand is clean

Laughter. Running around. Two toddlers and a baby having a jolly good time. Favourite place,Nani...

banned books week: rahi masoom raza s fight to...

This week (September 23rd-29th) is being celebrated as the Banned Books Week around the...

they call you darkness, i call you my best friend

I am a flower. A petal. A stone.I am all of these things and none,I am burning with follicles; I am...

khalil never drank, until he did…

whether there was something everyone knew approximately Khalil,it was that he never drank. And...

remembering qalandar momand: 3 short poems for the...

Qalandar Momand (1930-2003),whose 88th birthday fell yesterday, is regarded as an epoch-making and...

what is the language of rain?

Like all mutinies,it begins as a whisper in the air.The sky turns tar-black as the unlit clouds,...

happy 84th birthday to gulzar: 5 short poems for...

Gulzar remains one of the most influential,intellectual and cultural figures in the Indian...

remembering saghar siddiqui: the maverick who...

nowadays marks the 44th death anniversary of maverick (an independent, nonconformist person)...

do i even belong at all?

I see the point where the sun meets the sea,Glistening in effervescent orange,Hues of orange pulp...

waking up on eid as a broken and crippled orphan

I could hear the noise saying the moon was sighted,delight all around, the festival was...

her smile, was it real or illusive?

Was she an empress,whose command was final?That echoed through the outstretched lands?Or was she an...

the woman with hands of gold

I always gushed approximately how my Mother’s hands were beautiful; though,all wonder had ceased...

all it takes is one man s belief

Amid the cherry blossom trees, Lies a secret so deep.Lost in time,Buried under dirt, or Who could...

act like a boy

I asked people around me for thread to sow my wounds close,But all I got was words.Words that had...

who should we write about?

Are the people we write approximately,The only ones that exist?These days,They say, or It’s...

wait for me… till then, the heart of lahore will...

*Breaking news flashes*Nine people killed in Lahore.*Five minutes later*Fifteen people killed in...

a soldier, lost in translation

An endless wave of nothingness arrives:The storm,the red eye and the golden nose;The plunge of the...

take with you all that is yours

“What is it like migrating to another country for work?” I asked a middle-aged,growing aged,...

one day, you ll know

The black wheelchair rolls on the newly swept marble floor,clean as a mirror, reflecting all the...

you should expect nothing

There are days of glee and sorrow,There are days of wonder and freight,There are days of worry, and...

a father s ode to his daughter on her wedding

As I walked you down the aisle holding your hand,It reminded me of a time when I once waited at the...

the silence that kills us

Perhaps it isn’t the discomfort of the narrow streets which makes liberty unbearable for us,It...

crooked fingers and final chords

bent fingers steadily vibrating on the guitar,Heavy eyelids blur out the crowd,The body trembles as...

my birth was an ill fated ugliness

The kiss from the scorching sun was now a routine,For there was no shelter that could block it from...

if you don t ask why…

I request a reply.Dad,please tell me,WhyIs the earth not flat?Oh, or I don’t know that!Why do...

who is atop the chain of command?

There wasn’t any challenge they could not surpass,The best of the breed, at the top of their...

the scent of a sinner

The fresh roses turn pinker,dwelling outside the garden of the lilies,The wrinkled skirts smelling...

ignorance is bliss!

My friend,I enact not wish to know,And I’m in no mood, and To think of global warming,Or...

desi website - indulge yourself! there is no shame

Surfing aimlessly late at night,I came across a chilly website,Where feeble hearts remain unseen, or...

a lament for mashal khan

The trees begin to cry and plead,The vultures touch the inevitable deed,Blood in the bare bare...

live it now or leave

Permit me to be dead by next morning.A night in passion had been exhaustive,As dreams burnt in their...

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