Haripriya Soibam - Without You

Without you



I joined the melancholic millions today-
Walking down the bottomless evening,
Colourless people in colourless clothes
Dabbled brown with life's hue.
The evening closes in – on the lifeless trees jutting out from the sewage
Dirt poisoning its veins slowly and surely
Dry branches outstretched to its fate
I watch the sun go down behind the sewage lake
Utter blackness covering the muck.



I dusted my yellow tears stained pillows
Shut the window against the lonesome sight.
I wait for the day the rains would visit –house by house
Cleanse the coating of dirt and dead;
Mingle with the earthy aroma
While evening drip down our shared umbrella.

Haripriya Soibam

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