I Was Closing the Weeping Chapter

When terror strikes,
fear inside you
makes a hissing sound,
breaks the vessel.
Pain spurts out.

Your limbs swell like sapphires
in a naked suffering.
You were searching the face
of your dead brother on burning ghat.

And then on, it pours.
Babies were burning in incubators.
Blasts devouring the eyes,
ears and noses.

But the dredging will continue.
Irrespective of ocean of death
leaping to fragile shores
till the waves send back the relics.

Whom shall I call for condolence
in the thick of fog?
I was closing the weeping chapter.


SATISH VERMA
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Ehigiator Avatar
February 11, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Congratulations on your lovely poetry being featured this week..God Bless*Tyesha
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February 11, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Congratulations on a wonderful poem being featured I love the title of this poem as well! Laura :)
Jordan Avatar
February 11, 2009 at 4:22 AM
Satish - Congratulations on being featured this week - Very interesting - God Bless, MJ
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February 10, 2009 at 2:04 PM
Congratulations Satish on your poem being featured. Hopefully mankind can close the weeping chapter someday. Vince
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February 9, 2009 at 12:14 AM
A very poignant poem! ~ Arany
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February 8, 2009 at 4:20 PM
The vivid imagery conveys your thoughts in a creative way. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Best wishes with your writing. Karen
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