Teesta Review: A Journal of Poetry, Volume 1, Number 2. November 2018. ISSN: 2581-7094
Shadows
of the Children
So
it gets quite hot in the room
feeling
the cold sweat
who
would not wake up!
Sensing
Children in the room
sensing
toddlers
sensing
2 - 8 year olds
As
vulnerable they can be
still
developing an emotional development
still
developing intellectual development
Some
are smiling
some
are giggling
some
are shocked
Confusion
rising
why
were we ripped?
why
were we taken advantage of?
For
a second – just one second
a
scene was shared
on
how they died – abuse - rape
I
freeze
I
pray
I
hug
They
giggled
they
hugged me back
they
disappeared
Confuzzled
---
Bhavna Khemlani
When
can you tell your emotions to stop?
It’s
pretty much on its own configuration
Puzzlement
on its dancing shoes
People
seem to be holding on to PRIDE
Living
someone else’s thoughts
For
this bewilders the ticking clock.
Sipping
the Latte
Continuous
eye movements
Looking
out the open window
Hearing
Crows cawing at my confusion
Scribbles
on the paper
For
I am reminiscing some moments.
Some
things come to an end
No
warning - just a swift change
Pattern
of things change
Deliberate
forces of nature
As
if nature was watching a movie
Persuading
to become someone else.
Holistic
anatomy in disturbance
Tears
of hope pay a visit
Time
heals the CONFUZZLE-MENT
Awareness
of newness - acceptance
Somewhere
someone’s self-realization will awaken
If
it does – hoping I may still be around!