The Wall

Wherever I come
At home
Or outdoors 
No shore nor apple 
No cloud nor maple
Only boundaries to appall
The inexorable wall

Neither dream nor dance 
You are allowed 
Lance upon the wall
Stops you from being a sky 
Where you can fly
The wall stands to deny
The world and the life
As threatening as a knife
If you dare to defy
And ask why
No reason no season 
Just the dispensation 
Not toward the ocean
No dancing a waltz
Submit to the walls

Can any one live
Like a free river
Singing swaying sweetening
Swelling shining shimmering
Filling and unfilling
In a democracy?
No, innumerable walls
Ready to befall

A city Labrador
Seeking an ice harbour
A slice of freedom
Some moments handsome
No leeway
Everyday is installed
Walled blockades 
Of varied kind
In front and behind

Take it easy
We have to live
In a walled ecstasy

Wall and wall everywhere
Baked black despair
No room to breathe
Pollution free air

Your breathless hair
In the uneasy chair
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22/10/2016
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Wolf Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 8:25 AM
I've returned for another read Probir, you are a deep thinker! I'm adding this little gem to my favourites now! Thank you for your gift.
Gupta Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 10:51 AM
Thank you ...
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October 26, 2016 at 6:29 AM
good take on the theme , Im sure it will go down well stephen
Gupta Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 10:52 AM
Thank you ...
Trifiatis Avatar
October 24, 2016 at 2:47 AM
Nothing in the universe is without walls but God. We have to accept it and live accordingly, my friend Probir. A profound poem.
Gupta Avatar
October 24, 2016 at 6:06 AM
Thank you ...
Wolf Avatar
October 23, 2016 at 11:55 PM
You are a gifted poet Probir, and I enjoy reading. Great work.
Gupta Avatar
October 24, 2016 at 6:08 AM
I don't know ... but that you like it I know for sure ... thank you ..
Rycroft Avatar
October 23, 2016 at 2:36 PM
Great poem well written, free as a river just like your poem x
Gupta Avatar
October 23, 2016 at 9:19 PM
Thank you for the riverine appreciation ....
Garcia Avatar
October 23, 2016 at 2:10 PM
Gorgeous. I especially loved the stanza started with "a city Labrador" - a comprehensive poem that was a pleasure to read. Thank you for sharing
Gupta Avatar
October 23, 2016 at 9:20 PM
Thank you ...
Roper Avatar
October 23, 2016 at 11:32 AM
Probir, very good verse :) Hugs Eve...Teddy Kimathi has written a very nice tribute to you... I love it...
Gupta Avatar
October 23, 2016 at 9:24 PM
Thank you, Eve ... I will read Teddy's ...
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