22 December 2023

Wound-less world

And sometimes when you
Run out of the words,
Unable to scratch-
When you run out of your itch..

The cells that are in a
Hurry to heal- engulf the vent 
To ascertain a blockage-
Healing can be smothering.

The ideas that try to bounce
Are hit on the head into a
Submission of inexplicability.
The red embers of thoughts-

That hitch with raw rush
Of emotions are doused 
With cold fetters-
Mental stability is slavery.

And you wait and wait like
A prisoner of a non-violent
World - A hostage in this
Wordless cage.

Smothered by the gags of
Un-bled blood- 
Anti-healing slogans in 
Your veins convince you-

That the pens are mightier 
Than swords.

But the government that
Hates pain and preaches 
Positive thinking has
Machine guns on steroids.

Fearing which- despite
Growing wings, 
The words refuse to fly.
And the poem intended

To be written is a martyr 
Even before it put up a fight.