Disoriented

I was worried.
A deviant had lost the shape, 
and had thrown a word at your face.

The black name was crawling 
on the white paper. It was not 
a rape, but the abduction? 
of a mystic.

The snake time. Politics. 
The crowd was celebrating the death. 
What would you say, death 
had many names ?

I want to sleep with you tonight, 
O moon. The slave 
had become the master.


Satish Verma
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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February 19, 2016 at 10:24 PM
oh, yes the moon, I am a slave too. Awesome poem. LINDA
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