Sound Of Death Poem by santhana louis

SOUND OF DEATH


Kanyakumari Super fast, damn old 23 coaches,
had passed Villupuram by 8.30 pm
passengers were preparing to rest
........ a loud thud rocked from undercarriage

eye brows were raised at the unusual swing
but nothing untoward noticed and journey
continued - very few, still unwilling to settle down
looking up the exit routes in case need arise

I was busy with two chappathis on hand
and watching the turbulence, quite unattached
the speeding train progressed in normal style
after lapse of 10 minutes, peace returned to S 8 coach

my unperturbed mental strength, may look odd to you
because, I have been returning after a horoscope consultation
by a very renowned Jyothisht, that I will live up to 90 -
with immense confidence, I stretched out in my lower berth

within five minutes, another crashing sound of something
going down, accompanied by rude music of chains
alas…………the middle- berth had given way,
the heavy bench had crushed me to an instant death.


Louis Santhana