The Flaming Flag
The girl,carries the corpse of her former self;
Once an ivory-white bloom
with waves of lavender,
vibrant vernal beauty--
blooming...breathing,
now sits devastated
broken apart
by the bromal blast:
The ravages of rape
are writ large
upon the used up body
with a shattered brain
full of scarred imaginations.
The amethystine waves
have turned into
the dark spots of moon--
The paralysing realities of the metamorphosis
that pushed her into
a Cimmerian cavern,
are etched on every fibre of her existence!
The hounds of horrible memories
keep on chasing her--
How long?Ah, how long?
The flaming flag
wants to leave the past behind:
She summons her inner strength,
and shoots the hounds dead!
She finds life
reaching out to her
with brand-new experiences.
Sometimes
Amid the crowd of life,Someone,sometimes
Croons to the corner of my heart;
The soothing accents feel like
The whispers of a gentle breeze
Blowing through
Rain-drenched leaves,
Kissing the tiny droplets dry.
They just keep lingering on...
Like the trail of fragrance
With a unique sillage.
I hack my way
Through the forest of memories:
A sea of faces--
Familiar...unfamiliar;
Rise and fall of emotions!
I look around, quite amazed
At a familiar yet unfamiliar undertone:
The murmur of waves
continually lapping
At the shore of my being--
I feel the soft percussion
And palpitating pulse!
Lapis- blue water
Under a tangerine sky--
The big ball dipping
Below the western horizon!
The sunset gives me a nudge:
Echoes of an empty evening
Under the frazzled firmament!
The caravan of life goes on...
Handshake
Likea wayward gust of wind,
You
blew across my still path
Transforming
the beating rhythm
Into
a wayward heartbeat!
I
Opened my eyes to find
Magic:
splendours of spring extending their domain--
Kissing
the burning lips of summer
Amid
flames of butea monosperma soaring high;
A sudden
rush of colours:pink,orange and red!
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