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Between the Lines by Neetu

November 26, 2020 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , , ,
parallel lines

Between the Lines

a comma, a pause—
maybe even a full stop
heaves its way
between the lines

silence lingers to make
a statement, take
a breath, wait
between the lines

no words to complete
just      spaces       that speak
oceans           that flow
between the lines

© Neetu Malik



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Endurance by Neetu

October 26, 2020 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Endurance

a feeble flame
does not illuminate
my path on this
dark night

I must stop
until day breaks
and shows me the road
that lies ahead

if there be one
in such dolorous times

© Neetu Malik


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Fences by Neetu

July 26, 2020 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , ,

Fences

 

now
as then

we draw lines
build and rebuild
fences
with new wire
cut of the same steel
forged in
new factories

still owned and run
by warped minds  

© Neetu Malik


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A Parting by Neetu

August 26, 2019 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , ,
hands with ashes
A Parting

I hold fragments
of you
in my ash-grazed hands
to put them 
in an urn

they sound like 
empty shells as I 
drop them one by one

the fullness 
in my heart leaves
no room for echoes

I know your footsteps
will never return.

© Neetu M


				
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The Gardener by Neetu Malik

July 26, 2019 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , , ,
 
The Gardener

You water me 
that I may grow
lush and luxurious
 
you prune me
when my branches stray
too far out or too high
 
you mulch me when
you think I may
wilt or die
 
you nurture me as if
I’m too frail to stand
on my own
 
as if without you
I may fail to thrive
 
in truth, maybe it is you
who needs me,
to survive.
 
© Neetu Malik
 

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