A Parched Plant
I look at the
Celadon green grass
From behind a closed glass,
It seems to be fully alive,
Extracts and feels things,
Natural things,
Beautiful things,
That have been
Lately hard for me
To derive.
Living in solitude,
Parts of me have
Turned destitute.
I do not know
If my caretakers
Have moved out
Or will come back
And forever stay,
It’d be hard for me to
Pass another day.
To my left and right,
I see leaves withered,
It hurts, but if I
Begin to exaggerate,
You’d think that
I’ve just blithered.
The sunlight feels
Like a stranger to me,
If I could speak,
Or articulate
Through words,
I’d draft a full-fledged
Testimony.
With the scarcity of air,
There’s a growing
Feeling of despair;
When it all feels
Low and lost,
And my skin begins
To feel as cold as the frost,
There comes a rare bird
To pay a short visit,
To see if I still exist.
Manish Singh Rajput
Fri 10th May 2024 08:22
Thanks a lot Graham and Stephen, I'm very glad that you both liked it. Means a lot to me.😊