You know every move that I
keep secret in the
dark, I want to take all of you-
the hush, the whisper
the half-lit face, the burnt-out
shadow of your name.
I misplace my words, shed themselves
into glacial moraines,
I walk around the riverside in search
of your ashes, your lost voice
ringing beneath the water,
I want to bite the syllables of night.
Walking on a tightrope, I am holding
you far too long,
as it happens, like leaves float down
a gush of wind snap
it and blows you out of my sight
while time continues to march by.
@gopallahiri
Picture Nick Victor
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Gopal Lahiri is a bilingual poet, critic, editor, writer and translator with 33 books published, including eight solo/jointly edited books. His poetry and prose are published across more than one hundred journals and anthologies globally His poems are translated in 18 languages and published in 19 countries. He has been nominated for Pushcart Prize for poetry in 2021 and Best of the Nets for poetry in 2025. His ‘Selected Poems’ was published by Classix, New Delhi. His recent book ‘Wasp and Filament ‘ was published by Hogg Press, Madison, US.
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