The heart that
Cannot respect
Integrity and honesty
Wills to transform
To stone
Only to be
Weathered away
Slowly with time
Bereft of Love
Only living
Each day
As a burden
Only lust
Will titillate
The skin
But the soul
And heart
Will have none
But echoing silence
Within
Yearning for Love ©
Amitav Chowdhury 