Bound By Ceiling

Sitting at the edge of a bubble
uncooled, trying to light an eternal flame of anonymity;
counter the  wrangler, one skull in each hand,
of ancestors, you prepare for the crime of breaking
the umbilical cord.

Ostracized, you forge the ariel in arid zone,
burned, one patch on the eye, rubber thighs,
sniped at, lay still in a pool of blood,
in cauldron of terror, the brilliance of sun cracks
the marble statues.

Avarice of black boots mirrors the borewell;
washes out the color of smiles on blue lips.
Fireflies sink in darkness of punishment.



SATISH VERMA
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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November 15, 2011 at 6:51 AM
I think you are talking about electric bulb...but am still working on placing your imageries rightly. All the same, your piece captures a nice mention...i enjoyed it...nice time Satish.
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