Fragmented

Paths untrodden,

winding ceaseless:

memories one or two crushed here and there

hue-less dry leaves in mind,

ambiguous fragrance,

wind kissed blossoms

never in full bloom!

an idle dawn

rosary behind the door,

prayers unanswered

cold nights-

curled into warm blankets

perturbed sleep,

passionate snoring,

smell of  wood and varnish

nasal infections

coughing laughs. .

double images in mirror:

envy with fear

lingering of multiple hopes

anguish reins supreme!

one question and

too many answers

confusions of choice.

an abyss in the dark-

broken words, emotions

pain unexpressed

intermittent subdued cries;

a birth here and a death there..

interplay of souls!

I’m pregnant with fragmented reverie:

my senses fail to comprehend sense and time,

put me into the realm of silence

let me lie there dormant, dormant,

my eyes wide open with slumberless dreams…

 

Words by Vanajakumari Vanity Transitory Remya

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