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| Shot during dusk in Kathgodam |
A coughing night, and an insomniac figure
Walking by the living room, fidgeting for slumber
Moon dispensing the wit
Contending peace, tearing thunder.
Shaking the silence, I compete with the night
Cough & Kick, Cough & Kick
Rib Cage pounces in fright,
Staring in the mirror
I unbutton my shirt
Ah, there it is,
a bird cage ready to blurt
Heart gets noisy
Or maybe nosy?
I wondered what's in there
A dream in making or the one broken?
Hollow & devoid, I wished it stayed cosy.
I seek another life wide awake, not too far
A tonga chimes somewhere,
I guess door left ajar,
I tap the dead clock
And wonder what's the time?
A train makes a ruckus
Honking & chugging in rhyme.
I see stillness within the train
Figures asleep in oblivion
Heart throws a little tantrum
While train rides with no pain.
- Jheeni
