ANYHOW...
Suffocated ashtray!
Nicotine smoke. War fumes!
The crumpled sheet
Screamed of love's defeat!
Red lipstick on the rim
The glass of sangria rolling on,
The plate of tapas!
Blank gaze!
Barcelona, summer night sky,
A glittering garden of stars
Peeped through the windowpane.
Beats of Flamenco floated from afar!
The dazzling diamond ring
Stared from the remains of
A debilitated evening!
He turned on the television,
The clamorous news!
The warm sultry breeze
Tiptoed,
Through the cracks in the door.
Did it smell of her?
He sat on the sofa,
Legs stretched,
Surfing channels.
Camus' Sisyphus!
PERFECTION
Fatigue made a nest
Between the brows.
Lachrymose eyes,
Heavy head!
Whirlpool of emotions,
Opened floodgates.
Voices debated,
Tsunami of echoes,
The heart crumbled!
Two perfectly aligned souls.
Two hearts that never did revolt!
Invariably, unfailingly on the same page,
Always!
Captive, caged!
Impeccable perfection!
Succumbed to inertia!
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HUMAN HISTORY…
Love, lust, avarice
Primordial omnishambles;
Eternally haunt the sphere!
Only to prove the profundity
Of chaos and misery, they can unleash!
Cleaving the very core of existence!
The wisest have succumbed inadvertently,
That is precisely the history of mankind!
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ARCANE DESIRES
The torrent subsided
Raindrops still rattled
The moon struggled to free itself
From the clenched fists of
The ominous clouds
The Stars fled in fear
Of Jove's wrath
The occasional flash of eerie light
The owl on the tree screeched
The novel on the pillow beside
The emptiness of the bed
Some arcane desires
Halcyon; stark reminder
Of youthful delusions
Defeated desires!
Did Juno's peacock scream?
️Madhu Gangopadhyay hails from India. Her passion for writing began when she was in school. She loves to pen down her musings at random moments. She is fiercely passionate about poetry and short stories, and her penchant for mythology can be seen in her works. She conveniently explores all the genres of poetry writing and has written on a plethora of topics. She has a Master of English Literature degree from Calcutta University and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She has been in the education industry for two decades now. She has also been a content developer and has designed academic course books for senior school students and colleges. A soft skills trainer, motivational speaker, and an avid social worker: she is also an exponent of Indian classical dance forms. Currently she is pursuing MA in Psychology. She writes under the pen name #madmusings.
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