Fossil Sobs Poem by Sujoy Bhattacharya

Fossil sobs
It was a long journey
from illness to recovery.
And a longer travel from
life to death ‘ s arena!
Two sick birds suffering
from ailment of captivity,
Were vomiting remnants
of undigested freedom.
A callous hunter was washing
his bloody bow and arrow -
Turning the turbid river crimson
red with a coat of blue
aristocracy that was making
vain boasting of supremacy.
A slender sea - gull was
Keen to make friendship
With the warmth of the sun,
Was going to betray frozen snow!
A trembling hand from within
the congealed clouds overhead -
Waved a glistening goodbye morbid.