Mercy

By Karnica Goswami

Mercy is a collection of poetry, which in a nutshell, describes a teenagers view of the upheavals in society. It is the debut work of a sixteen year old and it deals with recurring themes like nostalgia, teen depression, feminist views, social evils, politics and nature. It delves into the complexities of the human nature.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
• Release date: Dec 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781482868012

Karnica Goswami

Karnica Goswami is a sixteen year old from Guwahati, India. She has been writing from a very young age. She is currently studying in DAV School, Silliguri, India. Karnika is deeply fascinated with history, pop culture,music and food, She is also a foodie and a dog lover.

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Copyright © 2015 by Karnica Goswami.

ISBN:      Softcover   978-1-4828-6802-9

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Contents

Mercy

Mother Ganges.

Her

Daren’t I?

On the Hill top

Animosity in beauty

The common man

Corrupted Soul

A lost somebody

The Rainbow of Happiness

A Strange Trip

Melancholy nights

Needs and Wants

Ode to an Indian beggar

A prayer

Riches and me

The Muse

Two voices

Burnt at the Stake

Accidental poet

Alcoholic Influences

Wanderer

The Fake Philanthropist

The Nightmares

Urbanization

The last goodbye

The Brook

Socially active girls

Self- discovery or self destruction?

Ritual fire

Silence

Let us

The path of fire

Evil—a mirage?

People like them

Stop never

Nirbhaya

Utopia

Harbinger of death.

That little boy!

Words of a teen

Ocean of wisdom

A Blasphemy

A wish

Dedicated to, all those lonely but lovely souls

Acknowledgements

First off, I would like to thanks Mary Oxley and Adrian Kane from Partridge India, for being patient with me.

Thanks go out to Mrs. Mridushmita Saharia Goswami