She came to me a stranger and left a
friend
With miasma and beauty over her face
and chest
Thinking of her leaves my soul
unsettled again
Perhaps she could have but she did her
best.
The ringmaster enters and ensnares
Escorting monkeys in their black robes
You can die while they pretend to care
It’s the exploiter’s age old trope.
With words behind her glasses and hair
behind her ears
In days of yester when she took me
inside
Her world as its crumbling was near
Being apart tore us unsatisfied.
Her shivering heart and hibiscus eyes
How could I not be with her in
corridors and lanes
I’m stuck inside of reveries even
though she tries
Our time that was, time blossoms and
wanes.
All of it seems so unreal and
well-timed
It’ll be a cold brew and a far-away
place
You cannot repeat but you can make it
rhyme
With a familiar you and a cup of
solace.
About the author: Shuvam Dewanjee is a writer from
Kolkata, West Bengal. Educated in Sociology from Presidency University, Kolkata;
he writes in both English and Bengali. His works involve social, political, and
literary themes and have been published in journals and magazines such as the
Muse India Literary Journal, Contemporary Literary Review India, and Hatpakha
Magazine among others.
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