Perspectives of Stones

he throws pebbles into the ocean rings of suspense skim the surface concentric waves ripple the storm inside him that nags at his peace his friend bites into a plum and cracks a tooth at a kernel of truth hidden in the fruit of passion sometimes both of them watch a brick layer cementing foundation solid walls that insinuate stability but they wish to deconstruct such a temporary illusion far away she has committed no crime ‘other’ than being raped by a mob the raging crowd tear off her veil shred the Burka to pieces and violate her modesty once again as stones shatter her head and her cracked skull yields to some unwritten law of honour killing and dogma four lives of many privilege speechless injustice separated and too close for comfort 07th August 2021