Battles
Moments drip as from a tap of memories
With a slack washer; the black-white of life
A chessboard, with quiet battles fought.
Soul kicks off chunk of my existence
Memories carted off by an animal's groans
Trundling, yet breathless inside, undulating,
Pulling, where I never wish to go again.
Joints knock joints; reminders of fewer and fewer
Sunrises, some lost before ---
Others elude, as I vainly try
Catching up with distances in dreams,
I let go.
Wounded fragrances tremble under this tattered flesh-cloak
And the urgency of the earth's turmoil in my bones
Screams are heard in wear and tear
Of todays and tomorrows,
And the whistling end of my breathing zones.
By Satabdi Saha
From: India
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