Enormous Precipice

Enormous Precipice

A Poem by Satish Verma
"

Ah, the statecraft of present times, was becoming

"
Ah, the statecraft of
present times, was becoming
agender.
The strength of institution
would lie in old oil paintings.

You become stupid
and start living in dark rooms
to understand the sun.

Half-beliefs were―
cooked straight from the
sermons of striped coats.

The delusion was
simple. There was camphora
to revive the fainting glory.

© 2020 Satish Verma


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Added on April 28, 2020
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