Tuesday, February 10, 2009

About my poetry and me


Once an old friend of mine asked,

About me and my poetry,

Its simplicity and its glade.

I said, well that is it.

The way I write and my thoughts.

He wasn’t satisfied and yet he nodded down,

Our converse came to an end.

He parted and I too made my way,

In the piazza I stopped,

I turned around.

I found myself all alone.

My inner voice spoke,

Why do you fear?

I was aghast, I smiled.

Again I walked.

Darkness surrounded me,

I was in my bed,

Friend’s query and my inner voice,

Both came to glare at me,

I had a stroke, a choice of one,

I had choose my voice,

My inner voice.

I knew what I learnt from this,

This world is an idiom, smaller it is.

Every word and illusion over.

What I see cannot be peek otherwise.

What I think cannot be feel otherwise.

So who is who to ask me?

About my poetry and me.

6-12 aug 2004

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