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A Possession

Like a hyena, a man
Sans the sharp teeth and sloping back,
Wanders with an eye for flesh of woman
Cloudy dark hairs, deep naval and groin,
Apple breasts, the curves and moony lips,
Never but crossing the boundaries of skins,
Seldom bothering for her inner beauty or minds
Because woman, always a savoury, a possession
A treasure that brings out flames of fire in rain.
Woman often remains insignificant
A naught, writing on a mud wall,
To be wiped plundering in fields or rooms
Pillaging in buses, even office couches
Masking the frightened face to impede her groans
By overt monsters tear the pink flesh
In dark nights for their happiness.

By My Side

After the initial burst
After quenching the thirst,
I saw the sun getting dim
I saw the stars getting gloomy.
I saw the river getting dry
The ocean vanishing into sky,
Mountains going deep down
But I never saw you leaving my hand,
Even when I was blown away in winds
Drowned inside waters of the torrential rains.

Sometimes time crawled, sometimes sprinted,
But now it appears to have again slowed down.
Thence sun got dimmer, ocean vanished into sky
But O' life, you haven't forsaken me to perish dry.
So be with me together to steal the sun
And shine the earth,
So be with me by the side to have fun
Till I wind up with my breath.
So be with me to steal the sun and shine the earth
So be with me by side till I wind-up with all my breath.

@Debendra Sahu
44 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi