Tuesday, October 2, 2012

To the point of absence


The evening recites to me
its essentiality,everday
it breaks my mood to remember things
that made impunity our only culture
I fear waking to the same purpose,
the unkown to emerge and seem familiar
In a misty corner of the street
my heart is slurred by the expression i carry
I see people with torches flashing through their pants
and their sleeves buttoned to their necks
i see people with the moon around their neck
and a whole lot of the sky to run around with it
Their is little honour,there is little honour i say
The lights outside a brothel
count down their own days to doom
as they fail to look away yet not wanting to
In a way every man circles himself to a point
of absence,death

5 comments:

  1. beautifully stark.. to the point that it hurts the conscience, i loved the lines'i see people with the moon around their neck
    and a whole lot of the sky to run around with it'.. maybe coz i want to be there.. and yes.. perfection doesnt fear u for its a habit with u i c..

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  2. Neha,
    That is awfully kind of you..and maybe a touch flattering too..thank you...
    and yes i want to be there too..it is quite a hopeless situation..But granted,it would be better than what we have now...

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  3. well yes.. strive, is mostly what i do with my lesiuresome days lately

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  4. You had me at 'i see people with the moon around their neck...'. What a bittersweet, beautiful, evocative poem. Thank you for sharing it. xo

    PS: My best friend, Annie, gave me a copy of your book which I treasure and adore. It glows on my poetry shelf, making my other 400 books of poetry envious. :-)

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  5. AAhh Marion thank you for the compliments...Annie is very kind...It is an honour to share a place on that shelf of yours...It is the best place for the book to be...i'm relieved...Thank you for stopping by here...Would look forward to seeing you again...

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