Saju Abraham Poems

It was a time we were young,
love was fleeting glances,
a chance touch that left us breathless,
warm letters and sweaters for winter,
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It’s a cruel cold world
You and I shrugged aside
You don’t sing their tune
You don’t fit the garb
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It was a time we were full of life.
I recall our take on death.
I was one of the parish pallbearers.
Pallbearers then was a paid service;
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Rain drops fell on sand
And scattered like beads of pearls
Off a laced garland
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In the womb mother's diet of everything,
Food, gods, manners, music;
Infancy they spoon feed everything,
Even your sleep is decided for you,
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A kiss on the forehead
Triggers the trip down ecstasy lane

The two become the sculptor and the sculpture
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Even as you garner points after points
Your opponent draws a blank
Wouldn't your conscience spare him a point?
Then what of the Invincible?
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Days of dictators are counted
They are sweating under their attire
Paying the price for denying freedom
People are prepared for any price
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For an hour of disciplined session
A young mind you rape
And his thoughts you cripple
It’s your rights versus their lives
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I entered my home with indecision
Like a Palestinian in Palestine
A gypsy itching to dismantle his tent
A migrant fowl awaiting the season
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