Image Courtesy: TimeTonight in Kashmir
Tonight,
I will be alone,
Under the heavy boots,
a mourner’s paradise
dark memories
the alley is still,
frozen by the lake
which no longer exists,
albeit under curfew!
Tonight,
I will be alone,
The moonlight is on the edge,
a glimmering gash
sneaking into crevices –
A dog whimpers,
An unknown groan ebbs
silence!
shifting pavement stones –
metal clangs,
a yelp –
a curse –
shaken moths, pooped drunks –
straggle into faded corners
wingless, out-of-breath
Tonight,
I will be alone,
In the cold summer capital
Of a winter heart
My dreams
Must be awake, awaiting
In curfew somewhere!
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