Sunday, May 12, 2019

NaPoWriMo -19 Day-18 : Elegy


Day 18 Prompt: Write an elegy of your own, one in which the abstraction of sadness is communicated not through abstract words, but physical detail. This may not be a “fun” prompt, but loss is one of the most universal and human experiences, and some of the world’s most moving art is an effort to understand and deal with it.


The Viscosity of Grief 


Coming to terms with reality…
Yesterday that which was full of vivacity,
 that which pulsated with vibrancy
is now still, mute- not even there?
Can’t comprehend…

When we laughed, and cried together
PC: Borrowed from the internet
Where were the lungs, kidneys & the liver
I knew them not..
and now because these floundered
Resonance with the mind, the thoughts ,
feelings and emotions came to a naught
Where do all those moments go to

It stings, it burns
It hurts…
Where?
Some place that cannot be seen,
heard or touched…

The pain is just viscous void
Sticky, murky layers
Soldered to the soul

What ‘was’ yesterday
Stopped being  ‘is’ today
Neither here nor there.
an ambiguous plateau for sure!

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