What Is In a Name
Either silent or eloquent
A name there must be
To be a speck in the infinity
Without the speck, high or low
Where the heck you can go
So I have a name too
Denoting both red and blue
The colours of courage
To struggle in the race
Of pleasant survival
It is elimination in namelessness
Disintegration like disgrace
A shame
It is integration in a name
Sometimes toward the hall of fame
May be in a global group
Or at least in Poetry Soup
So I have a name too
In order to be distinct to you
In dark and dew
Though doubtful in poetry soup
Again a disintegration in a name too
In the zoo
Of religion, cast and creed
Instruments of power and greed
Namelessness here might eliminate
The black holes of disregard and hate
I dislike the surname of my name
Indicative of higher caste claim
A profound nonsense
In Indian culture
A rose or a non-rose
A name must be there
To get close and warm
Into your charm
Silent or eloquent
Strong or faint
In paint or poetry
Alone or in a tremor of chemistry
Mere you and I will not do
We need a name
In the eternal game
Hence my name
Pointing towards radiance and spirit
Though I am nowhere near it
Still trying for some resolution
Of restless conflict
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17/01/2017
Silent One’s Poetry Contest
What’s in a name
Copyright © Probir Gupta | Year Posted 2017
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