THIS IS THE ALLEY OF DARKNESS THE JOURNEY OF MY LIFE
THIS IS THE CAVE OF EXISTENCE
THAT STIFLES MY STRUGGLE, MY STRIFE
THIS IS MY CLAUSTROPHOBIA
MY LIFE IS BLACK AND GREY
THIS IS MY LAND OF DARWIN
HERE I'M THE PREDATOR, I'M THE PREY!
"OH GIVE ME FREEDOM MOTHER
FROM THIS DARK, DEEP CHASM OF SILENCE
RELEASE ME FROM WITHIN YOU"-
MY MOTHER SHREIKED IN ACCEPTANCE
WHO KNEW A FEW WINTERS LATER
I WOULD SHREIK AND NEED TO HIDE
"OH TAKE ME BACK IN MOTHER-
HIDE ME IN YOUR INSIDE
Shayani....... Why is your poetry so dark and brooding???
ReplyDeleteits not always so.........
ReplyDeleteu know wat? i wrote this poem during the 3rd year exam in the creative paper.
just wanted to give a different angle to the word "freedom" and shed it off, its nationalistic notions!
ReplyDeletewow!! i loved the conclusion!!!
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