Clenching till
My molar broke
And puss pour
Still biting down the pain
Of the secrets of yesterday
A peerless phantom
An invisible limp
The line you cross to know me
She shrugged.
A sardonic hmph
Was what my secret amounted to.
Felt relieved & reviled simultaneously somehow!
What now?
Written for poet and storyteller’s united’s ‘beloved companions’ prompt.
This one is about my furry friend Laika ❤️
Firmly rooted at the
same spot
For Two decades and a
half,
I was jealous of the
monkey a lot.
Jumping between me and
her
He wreaked havoc in my
heart.
I yearned for bold
adventure
Till one day he
snapped me in half.
Then I began
developing slow respect
For this lovely bird,
Who was content to
perch on me
He enjoyed my silence
&
I his comforting
baritone.
He decided to call me home
And nested in my
bosom.
We would watch double
rainbows
And hilarious humans
With equal interest.
It was magical while
it lasted
But he was a bird and
I a tree,
One day I had to set
him free
To migrate to new
places
Will he come back?
And when he does
Do I want him back?
Soon I’ll be old
And I live in India
They will tie ropes on
me
And start calling me
goddess
And worship my
bareness
Call me wise &
Never let me rise.
Or worse
They will forget me
And the clouds will
stop cooperating
They will cut me with
their axes
And make me into a
table
Or whatever the hell
they want.
Oh god I hope not!
We are what we believe
And I believe I hear
in my green ears
The handsome music of
tomorrow ~
