literary works by tania hossain

  • Confusing

    Duplexity Two story high One exposed; one hidden. Complexity Through Seven Corners Seven exposed openings of emotions. Flexibility Two sets of clothings When they are not looking.           Responsibility Looking at the mirror Hidden shadows on the face. Agility Balancing all life Holding a baby while slipping. Continue reading

  • A Glimpse of Beauty

    I was the next car at the stop sign When the SUV infront of me made a right turn It was my turn to stop. I stopped and looked right and left But something made me look straight ahead At the grassy mound in front of me. As my heart skpiied a beat My lips Continue reading

  • The Child

    I was called an alley child Eating out of trash cans and soup kitchens I ran drugs back and forth To homes that fed me from their trash cans. I was called the demon child Fighting my folks back as they locked me out I broke into a neighbors house For some warmth coming from Continue reading

  • A Day in Life and Death

    She was driven one dawn by her folks To one of those secret houses Where daffodils and pansys grow in the spring From the outside a swing on the porch. Oh so young, so unfortunate, so criminal Chanted the people on the pavement As the sun broke through the sky And the cars started going Continue reading