The absent moon
in a tea cup
without milk.
Lips reaching moon
like a reprimand.
A spider’s kiss.
Unmothered story,
contempt untitled:
Surface-tension.
The speed of
space in motion
like winter smoke.
The sun
buried the snow
in your eyes.
Satish Verma
Neglected by you,
The simplest form of abuse
Not photos taken, so none to fade
Ransom for love still unpaid
Might as well have given me away
You were a mother only in name
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