Sunday, April 5, 2020

The Moon Speaks

Day-5 NaPoWriMo- 2020




                                                                       image:Sunita Prasad


Their larynxes are plastic lagoons

Breathing in hot molten lava

Tasting rancid thoughts and smelling of phosphorous

They spoke in honeyed tones.

Carlos planted seeds on the Jacinto island hoping for the rains.

They watched while acid oozed from their hateful eyes

The sweetness in the air was an alarm call

"Susegad" is the world they believe

Kindness wrapped in a tinge of jealousy, they whispered,

"Patrao,  boro muree?"

The foreign goods smelt of camay soaps and Marlboro, which wafted in their drawing rooms

Dark secrets lurked in that wooden trunk, which had lace, nuts, and green notes

Carlos believed people on their face value, an understatement indeed.

They dig a pit behind his back, the knives were sharpened in the darkness

A soft thud and a loudmouth

Can land you in a death trap

The avian listener understood the plot

Not all neighbors are good at mending fences.




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