Baby Face

Why did not you
cross the black river
and remained innocent ?
Unhealed, failed inside, broken and honest ?

You won the race,
the space, the heaven.
Moving away to the farthest blackness.
Your god sits crosslegged, clotting.

Brown hands on white shoulders, boneless
move in circle. Deportation
of words opens the green wounds.
Birds carry the snow on the wings.

I was confused, wanted to love
my broken vowels, for absolute you and me.
The baby face pops up again
in my perfection, speechless.


SATISH VERMA
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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July 26, 2009 at 1:35 PM
NICE...Congrats on the featue Satish....:JP}
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July 26, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Congrats on your feature poem this past week Bill.Rgds Brian
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July 25, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Satish, you have a style all your own. Congratulations on "Baby Face" being featured. Vince
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July 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Congratulations on being featured. Sara
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July 21, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Very interesting poetry. Congratulations on this featured fruit of labor. Ernilando
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July 19, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Congratulations on your featured poem, good form too! Laura :)
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July 19, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Very interesting ABC. Congratulations on your selection. ill
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July 19, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Congratulations on your feature this week>>James
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July 19, 2009 at 2:31 PM
Much for the reader to ponder in your words. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Wishing you continued success with your writing. Karen
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July 19, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Satish, Congratulations on your featured write. Love, Carol
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