TRIAMBIKA DINAKARAN - POEMS

Triambika Dinakaran is a young, aspiring poet residing in Austin, Texas. Her most notable accomplishments include winning first and second place in creative writing in the regional rounds of the World Scholar's Cup in 2018 and 2019 respectively. When she isn't giving her dog a bath or struggling with her math homework, she enjoys listening to pop music and re-watching Harry Potter movies for the millionth time. 

​Packages

Do we all come to be 
whole and raw,
Perfectly packaged 
with definite fatal flaws?
Or are we never truly ourselves,
but constantly evolving;
until the very end 
undefined and ever-changing?

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Pneuma
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Received with disdain 
In this abominable world, 
Through poetry’s solace 
my tempestuous spirit unfurled.
With an ink-tipped sword in my hand
and a swirl of petrifying emotions in the corner of my heart 
I slayed them all, line by line 
till my soul laid bare in poetic art.

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A Star 
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The moon’s glow is unparalleled,
yet the glow of the night sky is not her own.
So I’ll be a small star beside you;
you don’t have to shine all on your own.

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Wonderland 
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Lost in Wonderland-
do I truly belong?
Where sense makes no sense, 
And normality is wrong?
But haven’t we all ached for a Wonderland 
all along,
hoping to bid societal norms 
good bye and so long?

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Furry Love ​

A bond so strong, those two could never part.
The little human with a big heart
and the four-legged whirlwind of black fur 
shared an ethereal and ever-lasting treasure.

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