Love Returns and Does Not ReturnA Poem by Malay RoychoudhuryAbout a woman who fell in love but went away to return as soul after her death to take revenge.Love Returns or Love Does Not ReturnSaw you Abontika squatting on a milestone in gracious moonlit midwinter your back and chest still carrying 44 year old dust and dry grass wail mark of rashes all over your body due to moon’s crime, aha, result of peity you were shivering may be due to a vortex of hookworm in abdomen your ivy strand golden hair flowed down your shoulders up to waist seated on the sign-stone completely naked on third day of November guides of death in guise of mosquitoes sang Death Metal around your head you do not remember the last lover who deserted you at this place. I said, ‘Abontika, do you still possess the 9mm pistol with which you had killed me ?’ Waving your Naxal hand you brought down the pistol from air and emptying all bullets on my chest you said,’Ya, here it is !’ I scooped out 44 year old bullets from my chest and placed on your invisible hand" You said, ‘That’s good, we shall meet again Comrade.’ ( Translation of Prem Pherey Pherey Naa ) © 2020 Malay Roychoudhury |
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Added on May 17, 2020 Last Updated on May 17, 2020 Author
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