LIKE A QUEEN
Parameshwaree Munisamy-Odoye
Sometimes not
knowing how to swim
Sometimes the
depth of the sea wins
Sometimes the
thirst of swimming through the hymns
Sometimes the urge
to breathe through each word like a Queen.
Heartbeats beat,
beat bit by bit
Breaths get hot as
I exhale, heat
Emotions twist and
kiss
The poetry-lover
that feels healed and kiss
Embrace and feel
my poetry
Swirling words
gives aeration
To flow of
narration, gaps of hesitation and mixed emotion
Delicately
arranging words can cunningly yet subtly
Clean the mind of
undesirable feeling
Like wine clean
the palate, generally
Implies good
poetry and I love this feeling.
Sometimes not
knowing how to swim
Sometimes the
depth of the sea wins
Sometimes the
thirst of swimming through the hymns
Sometimes the urge
to breathe through each word like a Queen.
HOLI
For a moment, time
froze.
I sniffed to
inhale and tried to sooth my runny nose.
To process the
excitement that gave me an ecstatic dose!
Bunty, Bilal,
Bhavia and Bose
Were expecting me
on the coloured floors
Ignoring my
illness, uneasiness and flaws.
Festivities in my
community
Knew no barriers,
no racism and no disparity
My friends and I
attended the same university
We belonged to
different religion and ethnicity
Yet we all
celebrated Holi as we celebrated Equality
Despite my
physical disability.
Yet they waited
and wanted to play
To transform
moroseness, dull and grey
To colourful,
sprightly, and gay
The worth-to-live
vivacious day!
So I hushed up my
doubts and complex to make my way
Through the
doorway, Holi made my day.
Parameshwaree Munisamy-Odoye is 32 years old. She considers herself blessed to be born and raised up
in Mauritius. She is an Early Childhood Education Tutor. Married to a wonderful
man and mother to a precious boy, she is also a volunteer in the society.
Parameshwaree is one of the various Mauritian poets who share a precious
bonding with the poetry and the world of arts. Through her poetry, she wishes
to encourage women to express themselves even more freely given our Right to
Freedom of Expression. Some years ago, she started doing live poetry and slam
performances around the island with a group of poets who were initially mere
strangers but are today a family with whom she shares her passion for writing. Parameshwaree
has co-authored two anthologies: International Anthology of Love Poems (2023)
and Mauritius Caught in a Dream. She believes in working to make dreams
happen.
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