And we come to the end of another National Poetry Month. Here is the 30th poem. I let him cryhe has to know about tearsnot all tears are equalif you look carefully you will see The tears in the eyes… Read More ›
Poetry
Who is alive; me or them? NPM2023 29/30
I told them I was tiredthat I have not slept for daysor may be weeks or monthsI don’t know..I have lost count.. Can we live that longwithout sleeping…without going insane..is that even possible They don’t seem to bother.They did not… Read More ›
We Waited NPM2003 28/30
The hands trembledas the fingers gripped on the knobthis is not the first timeshe has opened the door every single time before she hasit ended badlyit left a trail she remembered it like yesterdaythough it must have been so longshe… Read More ›
Sad Sounds NPM2023 27/30
A sound travelsit is in search of another soundthey cannot hear each other People can hear them bothIt is so sad thatone sound cannot hear other They both exist in total silencethey can’t even hear themselves silence is arbitrary in… Read More ›
Don’t Talk NPM2023 26/30
Some are like thatthey don’t say anythingthey expect you to know… I talk way too muchI might even be a talkaholicyes that is a real word.just like alchoholicsomeone addicted to talking We listen less..I am learning… It is not easy……. Read More ›
View atop NPM2023 25/30
You need to come downThe view is better there they sayvery different from what I have heard I have lived in this world for over fifty yearsI have always heard you need to climb to the top. It is like… Read More ›
Losing and Finding NPM2023 24/30
If there is a lost person in youit might be time to find themthat is what we do…always… There is always someone lostso you are always in a searchyou find one personyou find someone else is thereit is a constant… Read More ›
Staying Alive NPM2023 23/30
And then it was decidedthey had to close their doorstheir windows too They would not make a soundcramped in a roomthey waited.. not waiting for anyonebut waiting to not be foundevery small soundwas a death bell they waited and waitedthere… Read More ›
Sun and Stars NPM2023 22/30
Some nights the stars crythe sun was woken up a few timesthe sun’s friends put a complaintin the court of the solar system. Then on the stars don’t cry togetherthey weep silently.The sun has even heard that a few times… Read More ›
Words in a Burned Paper NPM2023 21/30
He was a Slender old manhe had a black briefcasehis wrists did not have a watchyet he knew it was time he walked up to the carhe took a look at the motelhe did not smilehe opened the door He… Read More ›
Vinod Narayan 