Hi, welcome.

In these poems, I’m trying to name the space between don’t and don’t stop — the place where wanting someone leans closer than dignity permits. These lines hold the moments when restraint is about to fail us, when memory refuses to loosen its grip. If you understand, it’s because you’re already inside these poems.

From the pull of Arrested by Your Gravity to the tender burn of  That Will Leave a Mark, and the bittersweet ache of Wish I Had Never Met You, these pieces live at the intersection longing and truth.

One more thing, please read them out loud in polite company. We all know what it’s like when stepping closer to someone makes us forget how carefully we were holding ourselves.

These poems remember that for us. ❤️

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ఎన్నో భయాల్లో ఇది ఒకటి – A Poem by Rachana

ఎన్నో భయాల్లో ఇది ఒకటి – A Poem by Rachana

నాలోని భావాల లోతు వినిపించాలంటే,తెలుగు తప్ప నాకు మరో భాష తెలియదు.నిజంగా చెప్పాలంటే, తెలుగులోనే చెప్పాలంటే —ఈ పదాలు, ఈ వరుసలోనే రాయాలి. నీ కోసం శ్వాసల సముద్రం నింపుకుంటా,కానీ నీ తలపు తీరాన్ని తాకగానేనా ఊపిరి ఆవిరైపోతుంది —మిగిలేది నీ జ్ఞాపకాల తడి మాత్రమే. కోపం వస్తోంది...

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Yours Singularly – A Love Poem By Rachana

Yours Singularly – A Love Poem By Rachana

Want to listen to me read it? -   Always close by my side, he mocks me.Calling the lack of endearment around me,self-inflicted.Late in the afternoon, at work,“This team of people around you just need you tobreak their bread”, he mulls. At the bar,he demands to...

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An Affair With Vanity – A Poem by Rachana

An Affair With Vanity – A Poem by Rachana

-   The excitement is mutual,the passion contagious.The play of his reckless hands,the bite on my lips.The smell of his breath,the kiss on my feet.The tingling down into his toes,the long black hair on my shivering spine. Is this desire from his longing, orthe...

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On a Rainy Day.. – A Poem by Rachana

On a Rainy Day.. – A Poem by Rachana

Miles may separate us,but you are always there in my heart. Words might not be spoken,but I can never love you enough. Rain outside my window reminds me of youand the tears in my eyes that won't pour out. I brave and get past this.Every tomorrow brings a little closer...

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