I Used To Be A River

I Used To Be A River…

August 22, 2017 by thebengali

I used to be a river Now there’s only dirt My gurgling course was life then Now I die of thirst I hurtled across desert lands Painting a blooming landscape Barren lies my bed now Not a thorn forth to spring I bred a billion children Feeding them the milk of life Wounded they leave my womb now Not a saviour among I cried with every concrete block They built upon my fertile […]

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Loose End

December 10, 2016 by thebengali

One day, walking down this road You’ll see all the roads you’ve ever traveled All the crossroads, all the turns And you’ll meet all the different you’s you’d left behind There’ll be mirrors at every corner Who will you see then? All the little ghosts will walk with you Hold your hand and remind you Of the you’s that you used to be And you’ll see all that you could have been At every turn at every place Who […]

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The Serpents of Medusa

August 19, 2016 by thebengali

I’m not really here I am But not really Grey winds cast a shadow On the valleys of sanity Leaving me a little south. Medusa has let her serpents out. Oh how they dance with glee On the head of humanity And Medusa, she rejoices As her offspring feed Those children crying are me Those mothers dying are me Those lands lying ravaged are me My rainbow is black and white My nightmares are technicolor My God lies languishing at […]

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