Mosquito

In darkness
The mosquito sucks
Blood from a person
In deep sleep;
Its stomach swells
With crimson blood.

After that,intoxicated,
It rises in a wavering flight
To lay eggs
After some days
In still waters,
And in the environment
Foul and dim.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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October 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It symbolises a dirty society.The word intoxicated is used metaphorically to represent desire for exploitation and intoxication derived from it.The foul and dim environment suggests that such dirty characters are born and nurtured in a corrupt and unhealthy social environment and in a society which don't progress(still water). It is a part of the picture of the society we are living.
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