Prabhakar Subramaniam Poems

Death stopped me at the door
Went away without answering the questions
I could only throw at what he left behind - -
That is not who he was
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It's only when you have to leave
That you most want to stay
Stay back to grieve
Over that which never can stay - -
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With this song
I keep playing
I often think
I can stop time
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It's so hot the trees
Are still sweating leaves
Showing up the sun
For what it is
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Someone doesn't want the earth
To give up its dead
For the dead, he knows, do tell tales
That will nail the lies of those
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With a child in the arms
The world is full of wonder
It's like looking at a tree
Before it was named
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The fall hasn't erased
The smile of the buddha head
The dark face
Doesn't show
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Who doesn't want to die

When he is so happy
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How life-like, the dream is
How dream-like, life is
How unadorned, truth is
How dandy, the lie is
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Let's not go there
I know where
That comes from
Frisson, frisson
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