Those Stories

Arcane meanings prepare the chapter of life

A lot of mystery surrounds them… of naysayers’ efforts

Weaving an alternative tale, a new vocabulary

Chronicles that are invalidated by the other world

Simply trying to narrate ambiguous stories to naive listeners

Tales of suspicious heroism, the rise and fall of individuals

Who can corroborate them… time erases consciousness

What about those meanings, the signs, untold narratives

Muffled voices still echo them at certain hours

Only for them to listen, who can awake at odd hours

For brief moments when the world forgets its identity

~Amitav