Nalini Priyadarshni Poems

Segmented lives
story line of a new movie
badly edited
one thing does not lead to another
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(For Arundhati Roy)
How can you do that?
Have a mind of your own
and a dissident voice
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Morning ritual of shared coffee
with a tea person should make you wary

It could just be their ruse
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We are the wild things
that grew up too soon
and submitted to taming, only to be
haunted by dreams of wilderness rest of our lives
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A jigger of whisky and a jigger of vodka
together in mango juice
taste horrible
not recommended at all -
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"A man shall not live by bread alone"

We nurture the highest in each other
without depleting granary of our offering
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Keep your weakest moments to yourself
For their shadows are often interminable
The memories haunting
Their fruits bitter
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