My Inner Voice Told Me
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June-12- 2025
My Inner Voice Told Me Poetry Contest
Sponsor- Anoucheka Gangabissoon
After a hazardous trip from a far- off district,
With drooping spirits and waning energy,
I alighted at the station to catch the night train,
My heart besieged by memories of a home, left behind.
Like a drop in the ocean,
I quickly merged with the buzzing crowd.
In the blinking light of platform lamps,
I saw a huge crowd- the young and the old,
With baggage heaped on baggage
Patiently waiting for the arrival of the train.
Soon came the grating voice of the loudspeaker~
“The Rajadhani Express from Delhi to Trivandrum
Scheduled to leave the station by 9 pm
Would be late by one hour’!"
I went cold at the thought of another long wait.
In the sweltering heat of a summer night,
Amid an undulating mass and deafening holler and roar
It would be hell tied there for one more hour.
The cry of babies fell in my ears like the squeal of piglets
Some old women sat on haunches on the floor,
Before some homemade food and snacks,
Spread out on old newspapers and began munching.
Youngsters busied themselves on their cell phones,
Sending missives to their loved ones,
Or chatting with their pals.
I sat away secluded, inhaling the soot and the dust
And looking vacantly at the curl of smoke
From the grumpy looking man’s cigar,
Sitting opposite to me lazily.
When his red falcon eyes fell on me,
My inner voice told me to move away,
And instantly I walked into the ladies’ retiring room,
Regretting once more, being a woman!/em>
Copyright © Valsa George | Year Posted 2025
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