Sunday, 5 May 2024

The strange land

 


 

Struck amidst marshlands

The sinking hour tugs down

Immobilized like a prey

Slowly my limbs surrender

I slide into the claws of time

To slide slowly into a new world

Where my arms are tied by serpents

They hiss and recoil with a vengeance

To retaliate for a concocted wound

The snakes are tied to stooping trees

While the moon is a ravine orb tonight

Amidst a silvery white night sky

Another time when pain ought to be

Rather than actually being felt

Oh ! The pretence and propriety

While the day had a dim blue sun

Amidst a dazzling golden sky .

The tribe weaves a song Amidst the wood

Much to the chagrin of my fetters

They tighten the noose to crush my arms

Whipped by another hissing lash

Till venom runs through my pores

The feet bleed with  excruciating pain

 While tears whisper over tilted head

The rivulet flows towards the peak

Such is the state of mind

When the hour is spent in concern.

 

Delhi

23.48 hrs

5.5.24

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