Against Deportation

Ahead of pain, we did not cry;
intimating of dreams, crowded;
stranded on issues, reaching nowhere.

Black, a weired hairdo, unfurls a moon
in half-sleep. You can open the door
without sound. The snake writhes under your feet.

A traveler waits for a hymn, holds a green
urn, full of tiny eyes, looks at sky and returns
the darkness for any possibility of light.

The missile whistles down; hushed, gnarled
fingers start the rescue efforts in a lonely
cosmos; goldilocks starts howling.

Terror strikes again in offering, so far
about nothingness; a vague, masked scapegoat
sits in bold greens, to start the beginning of end.



SATISH VERMA
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Spence Sr Avatar
June 22, 2010 at 8:12 AM
I like the essence of the words in this poem. This is such a complex subject to address. The images are intriguing, and they address the quality of life for each person. Great job! Joseph
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June 22, 2010 at 7:13 AM
It is a pleasure to be reading your poetry this morning Satish. Wishing you a wonderful day filled with an overload of inspiration. Hoping you will challenge yourself to use all the inspiration which you may receive today. Love, Carol
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