Rupa’s poem explores the power of knowledge and love in guiding individuals through life’s challenges, exclusively for Different Truths.

Lady Knowledge transcends scripts and books
guides to keep intact nurtures love-hooks
for implementing acquired life-learnings
to fix relationships, for problem-resolving

When rage amongst loved ones hits the roof
Cool, calm, and composed comes out poof.
heartbeats palpitate, unhappy in multiples
deep-stab those venomous word-icicles

Rage dredges recessed meanness off-hand
ranting lets loose beyond the issue at hand
ruffles bonds of love, and inherent peace
leaving all in the vicinity in utter unease

Lady Knowledge suggests space, time, and silence
few long, loving cupid breaths intense
Lady Love helps compose an appropriate response
for healing rifts, indifference, distance, and incense

Lady Love waltzes with Lady knowledge
sprinkling wisdom, bonding, and loving heritage.

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Rupa Rao

Rupa is an army child who schooled in 9 towns in 12 years. She graduated from Jabalpur; did MBA, and Law from Mumbai. Travelling, learning about cultures, imbibing differences, dialects are a blessing of a nomadic life. She has been to Japan; Hawaii; Crete; Greek Islands; Amsterdam; Bermuda; the Bahamas and some exotic places within India. She has dabbled in poetry, interviews, articles, painting, Deejaying, etc. She seeks to explore places, people, adventures, experiences, colours, textures, stories waiting to be tapped.