Two Poems by Raja Chakraborty

 

Of Potholes 

 

they left

not even a goodbye

 

curtains

reaching out in air

for a last hug

 

a door

with arms spread open

 

welcome written large

like a gaping hole

 

wide greedy eyes

hungry for love

 

lonely shadow

touching darkness

 

reminds me of potholes

in yawning roads

 

people skirt by 

but do not repair

 

 

 

Of Taste

 

does grief taste like salt

 

I asked my tongue

as it licked the fallen tears

 

depends, replied the tongue

 

sometimes, when you are parched

it can taste sweet

 

Raja Chakraborty - Born and brought up in Kolkata, India, Raja is a bilingual poet, writing in Bengali and English. Till date he has five books of Bengali poems and four books of English poems published, all of which found favour with readers and critics alike. He is also a regular contributor to online and offline magazines. His other interests are in painting and punning.