Raj Napal Poet Free verse

Making the Bed

I made the bed this rainy and  bleak Sunday,
                   Struggling to iron out the creases on the duvet,
                   Thinking all the while about straightening my life,
                   Then, the stains of semen and sweat surfaced.
                   Stark images flashed---dark and unforgiving
                   of lost loves in that desert when time no longer was,
                   in that black abyss of nightmares and tears of a bygone age.

                   But the bed was made, the linen clean and all in order,
                   No more bad dreams or morbid memory,
                   Only that antiseptic order, banning all disorder.
                   But when will that bed be buried again in the filth of falsity?


                                               Raj Napal
                                                Toronto
                                            March 5, 2016

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Street Cries March 27, 2016 at 5:23 PM Nice Raj Napal March 27, 2016 at 9:36 PM Thanks for your comment.

Anne-Lise Andresen March 14, 2016 at 1:18 PM - Thank you for your first poem, Raj :) - I welcome you to Poetry Soup :) - Hope you will find our "soup" friendly and fun - Good luck :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Raj Napal March 22, 2016 at 12:19 PM Thanks so much. Raj Napal March 14, 2016 at 2:02 PM Thanks a lot for your encouragement. This is a great poetry website and I will try to contribute as much as I can.

Skat A March 12, 2016 at 10:03 PM RAJ, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT Raj Napal March 14, 2016 at 7:26 AM Thanks a lot, my friend. Your welcome is greatly appreciated.

Poet Destroyer A March 8, 2016 at 11:41 PM Raj, Welcome to Poetry soup, I hope you enjoy the community. Here, you will find friendly poets who enjoy supporting one another. I myself, enjoy reading and commenting those who want to be read. The only time I give constructive criticism is when a poet desires it. However, if for some reason the poem is not my field I will guide you to someone who is more qualified than I. Stop by and read one of my poems if you like. My poems are not perfect, but I have a feeling you might like one. I encourage you to check out the contest page and read to receive comments. Tell me a little about your poetic skills if you like. It will be my pleasure to follow and read every poem you post from here on :) We are Lucky To Have you. Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@ Raj Napal March 22, 2016 at 12:20 PM Thanks so much for your encouragement. It is appreciated.