What was so terrifying about the empty spaces
The apprehensions about someone who never thought like everyone
A sudden change of direction was necessary to deviate
Why the exaggerations were preferred over the simple explanations
Then wrapped in harshness and a language of extreme nature
That altered the tongue, not in a favourable manner
Why were the verdant areas filled with hot desert sands
The winds must have been influenced by rage and crazy intentions
Why the feet complain about the severe blisters
About the rough paths which run scornfully through once settled territories
What was the inclination towards a dumb self-destruction
Everything was in abundance, yet the greedy hearts felt inadequate
What was the reason for the fiercest choices to initiate ruination
Searching for the remedies for the pallor life and weaknesses
Why cannot the children feel the pristineness anymore
It is not what they wish to dream, or even, carry on with that past
~Amitav
Amitav Chowdhury 