The oldest story in the world#onlyinIndworld#onlyinIndiaA Poem by Tharunika Subramanian
Twenty five,tall, dark and handsome
Parents nod:the oldest story in the world. "He is reserved" ,they say. That euphoric rush,multiple life epiphanies Of singing all the stars we could not see in a city like ours Fake pleasantries,the rituals and the ring, Only the rings are circular;marking infinity Circles seldom end,my reflection blushed:naive We held hands,me ,my fantasies Truths encaged within caged of your ribs Raging desperately in your pearl white skull Etching your apparent sins ,your many shades of slate and grey From a lifeled ashtray. Cavalcade of desire,cascading;an avalanche In the eyes of your hurricane,longing to be us Virulent rush of skin on skin,embracing the darkest light At one ray of pitch black,you moaned,a name. A spring from your past delusion Brewing a redolent lost kiss,breaking your insides I cringed;yet another old story. Your sadness looms:piles of refusals A crumbling rose in the hands of sombreness Melancholy, unearthing all-too-familiar regrets My ring shone;a humour darker than your secrets. Only leaky faucets watched me writhe When your flames failed to tempt me. Our shadows collide,I smirk from a feet away. Multiple life epiphanies; euphemism Grace of feelings I wish you fought for funeral of silence A silence,that pained and bled my eardrums A silence,too loud we have traded for sleep. Your feeble soul,imposter The cutting tongue,a skillful tool;knife will cut with the same precision With gangs of spirits,your w***e in the dark You bruise more than hearts. Ounces of anger numbed me down While your other facades chuckled. The world behind your unfocused gaze,hoards of blewn dandelions behind mine Miles away on the same mattress. Sarcophagus of our lost pieces. The ring,with radiance lost now,burdened too heavy Like the bottom of my trunk ,where you sowed your seeds. And it's grip,carelessly cold. Circles seldom end;my reflection sighed;agony desensitized. Stoicism and women, Weaving strings you never mean to hold. Fifty two,tall,dark,grey and old Still handsome You nod at them;the oldest story in the world. "Our daughter is reserved" © 2017 Tharunika Subramanian |
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Added on September 22, 2017 Last Updated on September 22, 2017 |