satishverma

GATHER THE SUN

In the untouchable dream, 
night floats tugging at my sleeve 
pain moves like a cloud. 
My silence swells. A terrified impulse 
breaks the window 
and lets in the black shadows. 
Pulsating noise explains 
the human equation. Restless, 
all night I give up my body. 

The austere immortality 
embraces the passion like a blast 
I adore the drama, 
but agony stops the words. 
The earthly pettiness bothers 
me. Somewhere the life ends 
in nothingness. And sorrow 
dictates the heart. 
We abandon the paths taken, 
walk back to the curtains. 

Dying in pieces, 
we disintegrate in semi-colons 
and when the innocent eyes 
seek the beauty of truth, 
the life moves on to find 
the meaning of bitter triumph. 
The green fabric of emotions gets criss-crossed. 
I gather the sun in my poems.

Satish Verma