Drowning

You
waded through
        the dark wounds and found
        the snake, which never was;
                 in the green book.

The 
wager was
        high. A pre-emptive strike
        and you were punished to burn
                 on the stake for whole life.

It will 
hiss, but not
        bite. Was it a filial rivalry ?
        Ask the moon and the sun.
                 They will never stand together.

The 
avalanche.
        A downhill slide of mud and
        water.you start hiding behind
                 the wall. The wall of a crystal.



Satish Verma
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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