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| Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy |
Relics of the past,
No matter how much
I try to erase,
Tend to resurface,
And cast their shadows,
On my today …
I run away and away,
From an unsavoury past,
That often brings on,
A bitter taste in my mouth…
But no, the lingering taste
Persists, and embitters,
My present!
My present struggles
To free itself,
From the shackles
Of a past that’s
Best forgotten…
How does one erase,
Imprints of memories
Deeply entrenched,
In one’s psyche
And one’s being?
They travel with me,
Wherever I go,
Constantly reminding
Me to forget them!!!
Bio: Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy’s published poetry collections are “P-EN-CHANTS” and “P-EN-CHANTS…Again”. She has edited six international multilingual poetry anthologies of which “AMARAVATI POETIC PRISM” 2016 to 2019 have been recognized by the Limca Book of Records as “Poetry Anthology in Most Languages”, besides “WWW – Women, Wit & Wisdom”, an international poetry anthology of women poets.
Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you dear Herb, for stopping by to read my poem and for your valuable fedback. Warm Regards. Paddy
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