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Lament

Sorrows deep rooted
lie damp
in bruised hearts
like my village soil
soaked for months in monsoon

Ghosts of hurts chasing rampant
neither melt in the sun
nor dissolve in the rains
as inorganic synthetics
Awfully abraded,
they fume and fret,
nudge day and night
The caricature
doesn't expose
scars caged within
and to unlock them
with an instant outburst
wait woefully
for a little kindred propinquity,
the litmus-test
for intensity of aches
If not any, stay unseen
for years and years.

Submitted: Monday, March 12, 2012
Edited: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Comments about this poem (Lament by Pankajam Kottarath )

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  • Savita Tyagi (5/2/2013 8:14:00 AM)

    A beautiful write with wonderful imagery! Enjoyed it fully. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Valsa George (8/4/2012 8:34:00 AM)

    Sorrows which will not melt or dissolve burden the heart like the inorganic synthetics burden the earth.....! Beautiful comparison and a powerful write! !

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  • Kee Thampi (5/5/2012 12:22:00 PM)

    nice to cake
    Awfully abraded,
    they fume and fret,
    nudge day and night
    The caricature
    doesn't expose
    scars caged within
    and to unlock them
    with an instant outburst

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  • Johnathan Juarez (5/4/2012 6:09:00 AM)

    wow that was great i wish i could write like that

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  • Josephine Collett (5/3/2012 7:32:00 AM)

    A beautiful read, so much truth in your stanzas. A subject I can relate to.

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  • Diane Hine (5/2/2012 3:49:00 AM)

    SkillfuI, intense and moving.

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  • Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar (4/12/2012 11:34:00 PM)

    the simile in the first para touching deep the readers' mind.

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  • Ngaka Motaung (3/21/2012 10:36:00 AM)

    A fabulous read! Well done uch and thank you very m

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  • Dave Walker (3/17/2012 3:37:00 AM)

    A really great poem, like it. A fantastic write.

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