Teesta Review: A Journal of Poetry, Volume 7, Number 1. May 2024. ISSN: 2581-7094
--- Antara Mukherjee
Memories peck at me like vultures.
Through the creaks and groans of the mind,
happiness settles down
in miniscule.
Ironing out the creases of grief,
I prepare a smooth batter
of strength.
Wounds, like termites, receive
acidic treatment.
Unblemished Past
sits comfortably with the Present.
The etiquettes of depression recede.
Babble
--- Antara
Mukherjee
Hot, guilty moments
of dangerous pleasure
explodes.
I throw away my future –
crumpled, old newspaper –
thoughtlessly.
Bits of hope, emotion-smelt,
scatter on the floor,
tinctured with dried leaves
of Autumn.
A twinge of guilt floods in.
Ridicule builds nest.
In the littered street
of dark desires, a fetid world
chatter.
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Bio:
An Editor of 3 books and a Member of Review Boards of International Journals, Dr. Antara Mukherjee is a part of West Bengal Educational Service, Govt of West Bengal. She is presently teaching at the Dept. of English, Durgapur Govt College, WB. After several National and International publications and presentations in the last two decades, she is currently engaged in exploring Heritages in WB along with pursuing the creative aspects of her being. She loves to travel, observe, listen to the sounds of winds and rain to medicate herself. A bilingual poet and short story writer, her works have appeared in Setu, The Gray Sparrow Journal, Kitaab, Boderless Journal, The Chakkar, Bombay Duck, Prayas:Ei Somoy etc.
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