Teesta Review: A
Journal of Poetry, Volume 7, Number 1. May 2024. ISSN: 2581-7094
--- Somolekha
Even though the coldness touched my
feet
Each time the waves came and went,
I did not move away from the damp
sand
There was this healing happening,
That I chose not to walk out on
Sat and pondered on the wasted
night
What was that motivational speaker
saying
That day, just can’t remember, umm!
I guess all the wisdom gets tossed
over
When you need them the most
Why am I scratching an old wound in
the knee?
The worst part, whenever I get
emotional
I ask myself am I getting periods
anytime soon!
As if it’s an excess, as if crying
isn’t for me
As if I am a luggage, with no claim
rights
Alcohol stench all over my trench
coat
Messed hair, sad eyes, nail polish
chipped
I guess my hand, buried in sand,
was looking
For another hand from underneath
the sand-earth-depth
To hold back, to fill the void…
Grey
of void:
--- Somolekha
A
grey...poignant end, or is it a prelude
Why
is the colour so much like a premonition,
Coz
it's ash, clouds, smoke;
It
always was different with you!
Grey
was your favourite
Your
eyes, your cat, your coat, your pumps;
You
made grey my favourite too
Till
that night, when the grey owl screeched
And
I reached home unannounced
Who
was that stranger, darlin'…
Under
the grey sheets on our bed
And
why did he have to be the grey of the impending void?!
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Bio:
Somolekha,
the poet with a purpose, believes in drinking life to the lees. Somolekha
started professional writing with an education magazine "Shiksha
Darpan" and various newspapers.
She
has been closely associated with the world of advertising (currently COO of
Azure) and has contributed to several ad film scripts and publicity materials.
Apart
from being a writer, she paints, acts, teaches (guest faculty at Bhawanipur College),
travels, and juggles words! Her books, Tittle Tales from La La Land, Conundrum,
Zilch, Distant Brontide and Oud & Amber were her efforts to introduce the
intense visions in her mindscape to the world.
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