There was once a worried face 
who unbuttoned 
a white fire 
in a pink hole 
of an eye to lift 
the fingerprints 
of depression. It was 
a closed-circuit 
for a galaxy of 
hot flares and flying hurts. 
You must not cross 
the threshold 
of silence, abducting 
the blood stained 
words. 
Come back to your home 
O grief, 
the fog is thickening outside.
Satish Verma