To ‘Bindi’, who said that the poem was at once “cool and stoney”.
Wonderbloodyful night
Of unsaid goodbyes and shattered eyes,
Of lengths of rope and sharp knives.
Quick and easy.
One. Two. Three.
Justlikethat.
And, maybe, a pirouette or two beforehand
Merely for effect.
5 responses so far ↓
Kishore // April 24, 2008 at 6:09 pm
O so awfully wonderful. This has the potential to haunt me! Keep it up, Vasudha
Akshay // April 24, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Bleak! Bleak! Bleak! And powerful, of course! But bleak!
Vasudha Pande // April 25, 2008 at 4:06 pm
@ Kishore:
Thanks for your lovely comment!
@ Akshay:
Oh, yes, bleak it is.
Rekha // May 6, 2008 at 10:10 am
ho..that make me a bit frightened
How do you write like these ..?
good one..very strong
Awais // May 14, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Chillingly well-written
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