A mirror is persecuted For allowing the honest reflections To pierce the conscience, it is unnerving Those who never confronted the truth More resilient and persistent Derobes the sinister character It’s all there, bare and vulnerable Once powerful -Amitav Continue reading Shattering Mirrors
Sometimes you forget too easily… it can be an inevitable circumstance Losing track of all the necessary feelings; some sinister magical spell, maybe There are other urgent thoughts to attend to, even if they are ordinary Rare occasions when the sky is tinged with blood orange hues… it’s another sign Of approaching darkness, without the ostentatious display of emotions Quiet changes are misunderstood- it is … Continue reading Lost Moments
With vile force, you overthrow the chances; the broken promises won’t be mended Breathing laboriously to remain active in the midst of the traditional strife Rising every day with a taste of bitterness- an aftertaste of the poisonous drinks Breaking down the relationships, and burning down the dwellings of hope Standing on the undulating ground… a strong vengeance of the earth’s stirrings Deep down the … Continue reading The Unfortunate Surrender
The subliminal stirrings arise from a darkness While lying down in the deepest recess Light becomes meaningless- from an unknown world they come Long before darkness held the hand lead the way Towards a lonely world, not fond of the tireless talking Difficult being closer to a soul at during faint times Busied with other unnecessary conversations Forlorn love has the longest shadow over the … Continue reading A Restless State
A silence of shame, on being confronted by the truth Guilt measured in a muted breath Murmurs give away a disarrayed narrative So many words have been stolen and placed erroneously To structure definitions conveniently Allaying failures with lies- diagnosing some fatal maladies Of which there are no remedies, but more woes In silence, there is complicity too Most of what life could have gathered … Continue reading Muted, But Heard Everywhere
Upon what the paths rest, we know not for sure Always the hurried feet may not heed the undercurrent Sometimes looking behind or looking ahead, way too far Carrying the precariously balanced vessel of worries Time pushes the journey; the skirmishes from resisting time If there was any reality of engaging with a fallacy Cagey eyes vision the world with a hostile intent Seeking a … Continue reading Upon What They Rest
A dreadful dream of everything bowing due to intense pressure A grim desire to be in a pride posture and look scornfully The dishevelled reality will be pulled away and folded Discarded somewhere in a dilapidated structure- a reminder of past conflicts Yes, the clocks are too tired to move ahead at a frantic pace The feeble tick-tock announces the dreary moments One by one, … Continue reading Bowing Down
The thoughts cling to the dispiriting darkness One soul cannot escape and pulls others into that environment Cunningly looking at each applaud, gauging their sentiments Darkness may be evil, but the one who lures revels in sinful pleasures Treasures from darkness scraped off by the talons Spirits transformed by the one who rules over the dead Weaning the weaklings towards the weaknesses of evil ~Amitav Continue reading Sinister Darkness
Doubt does not fade but consumes the colours desirously Comes unassumingly like an innocent feeling at the door Looks around curiously, but none can read those eyes It starts with one simple question that feels authentic Soon they transform into the executioner’s noose Who is so daring enough to levitate above all this? Ready for a panoramic view of the eroding life It becomes a … Continue reading Doubt That
Lack of sense in sensible things- all things have been grouped It has become a thing to stretch the groups from the sycophantic amalgamation Of all things, emotions and their being is also at the centre of controversy Scarce reflections, creepy deflections, foul breath torment the blooming ones Painted alluringly, the colours of subservience steal the independence of eyes Garrulous groups gather to gossip and … Continue reading Listless Things
Amitav Chowdhury 