A Search For An Eternal Sunset Poem by Afzal Juneja

A search for an eternal sunset,
Horizon cherished and blinked; a shift, immortal
Appeared, threw a spear in the chest.
A search for an impeccable love,
Flowers bloomed and carpeted; an autumn, trees
Shattered, birds left— empty nests.

The words from the lost phrases,
Rhymes flaunted and winked; an ellipsis, tomorrow's
Indistinct, found are still lost.

A trade with the river of time,
Lips curved with greed; shipwrecked, current
Faded, lone trader wept at the riverbank.
A trade with the ocean of devotion,
Fate longed with motion; surface still, waves
Frozen, ship survived— faith sank.

The lives from the breathing corpse,
Worships born and cried; divine mistake, motherhood
Died, misery inhaled— flesh, a host.

A hole through the whispers of thoughts,
Mirror cherished and blinked; then night, voices
Screamed, a blessing perceived to curse.
A hole through the distance of eyes,
She's an exemplary and bliss; a thousand knots, lake
Freeze, nomad proceeds— unfilled thirst.