There will be a time when your soul will be crossing the troposphere, Forsaking the land where you breathe now; Like skydivers in reverse. And you will have wings for hands, Drifting far away from the war zone that you were born into, Jiving to the rhythm of the wind. So spill the words storming …
What is love?
As I sit under the tree Gazing at the serenity Wondering, could it be? That love is just you and me? As I look back at life, Reversing the sands of time Why did I not earlier realize It was you who was missing all this time Remembering how I tried to smile Spreading my …
Journey to Comedy
Too often I stumble. Too often a helix hangs heavily in the air I breathe. Yesterday I was two cloves of crushed garlic. Two days ago on the perpetual snowline I stood. Today I am a shriveled beetle or The beaten snake is me. Now and then I stand with an unlit candle. Without …
Rebel Poet
One day he will sing his song. And the words will drip from his lips, Ripened with strength. Strong plants will grow from the seeds His aging hands are sowing. He will hold your broken hand In his mouth like a wolf, Then tell you what you write is admirable. He …
Ambrosia
Someone once told me to take this tragedy inside me and to turn it into art; to paint the walls with my broken heart. So I picked up my palette of mistakes, of strewn bed-sheets & of hands-held and I prayed to a god I did not believe in, for an ending to a story …
ভুল মানুষ
সত্য মিথ্যে সবকিছু মেনে নিয়ে বলেছিলাম, সব ভুলে গেছি আমি, তুমি শুধু আমার হও। আমি তখন না বুঝলেও এখন বুঝি, চোখে যা দেখা যায়, কানে যা শোনা যায় তার বাইরেও কিছু সত্যি থাকে। আমি সেই সত্যিটুকুন ধরে নিয়ে তোমার সাথে থাকতে চেয়েছিলাম। চাই নি? বলো চাইনি? শুধু তুমিই আমাকে মেনে নিতে পারলে না। আমি মেনে …
স্বীকারোক্তি-১
কোন একক অনুভূতি নাই, কোথাও দিগন্ত জুড়ে সব শান্ত, চোখের সামনে, পেছনে, মাঝে এমনকি মগজের গহীনেও হয় নাটক! এর থেকে বের হতে পারলে আপনি মানুষ, যার ক্ষুৎপিপাসার নিদেন পক্ষে প্রয়োজন নাই, আমার ভেতরের “আমি” কে নিয়ে অনেক লিখেছি; যখন জানতাম না “আমি” মানে শূন্যতা…”আমি” মানে স্রষ্টা… বা প্রকৃতি! ক্রোধের গাড়িকে মাড়িয়ে গেছে গেল জন্মের অভিশাপ, …
And I Say Good Night to “Night”
Why don’t you sleep “Night”? Don’t you get tired! Or is it just you are afraid of dreams! Whenever you are lost in mere sleep, They will catch you in your dreams; And beat your heart like slaves. Selfish Night, Your presence brought sleep to the city; Thousands of beaten hearts—pondering, How to get away …
Abandoned Towns and Coffee Shops
I imagine us meeting at abandoned towns with rundown coffee shops, and words would stumble out of our mouths like the way it used to when I first met you that night. But this time the conversations aren’t laced with the sweet perfume of coffee or the tang of nicotine on the back of our …
The Only God
For you I must chant a psalm, a chant only fashioned for a lesser God bilingual and glorified, just for you, hallowed and sanctified. For dull is an odd suiting and any muted carol makes my blood sting, that’s no hymn at all. you are sacred, a Mary and a crimson cascade is only a …
