sreelekha premjit - Chained! ! ! !

come, befriend me
but be forewarned
i welcome not the faint-hearted
for i am what i am;

a young soul
trapped in an aged body
limbs, thoughts; rendered useless
a wavering candle flame
to be put off by
the slightest breeze

i sit, walk on four legs
(not that it makes me any faster though)
i stare at empty walls
vapid faces look through me
searching perhaps
signs of sanity

i don't disappoint
the viewers
picking up the nearest thing
i throw or hurl abuse-
pure amusement
a different drama altogether

well! you are warned hereby
stay away, stay back
don't put out your filthy hand
for friendship (in a moment of sudden weakness)
leave me alone!
condemned to my destiny. good bye

sreelekha premjit

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