Obituary

by Shernaz Wadia

Yesterday’s unexpressed thoughts
die on their way to tomorrows.
My muse, like a discarded carriage,
sits on the end of today’s tracks
that lead to the middle of nowhere.

My present - a stagnant pause -
between the acme and nadir of inspiration
Weeds of weariness strangle
half-formed poems in their infancy
I bury the corpses in my mind.

They haunt the subconscious
dark, looming, oppressive shadows
refusing the graves I dig for them,
seeking release from oblivion...
What salvation can I offer them?

I, who limp through words and phrases,
struggle under the weight of unfinished
sentences and incomplete ramblings.
I can only keep vigil with those ghosts.
In their freedom is my deliverance

28-Mar-2013

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Comments on this Poem

Sony Dalia, I must thank you for your appreciative comment. Your appreciation is always welcome.

Shernaz
28-Mar-2013 14:17 PM

Thanks for a nice poem, many would like to identify with. Progress from specific to universal. A typical Shernaz poem.Best.

Sony Dalia
28-Mar-2013 08:48 AM

Extremely nice of you to have read it and commented so favourably, Padmaja. Yes, I am sure most writers will identify with it. Thanks a lot.

Shernaz
28-Mar-2013 07:20 AM

Exquisite! A poet's dilemma at times, excellently articulated. Thanks Shernaz for writing this poem that quite a few of us can identify with.

Padmaja Iyengar
28-Mar-2013 05:11 AM