The trapped serpent
raises and flares its head.
The beauty of fright blinds us.
My aunt, a woman
with liberty on her shoulders,
without any prompt
begins to trust us
with her husband’s secrets.
Should we comprehend
why a woman, even one
with a sharp tongue and big heart,
keeps the hush in the open
and the rights in a jar?
We turn. The reptile has
disappeared, and our room
is smokey with its fear.
.
Kushal Poddar
Picture Nick Victor
Kushal Poddar lives in Kolkata, India
amazon.com/author/kushalpoddar_thepoet
Author Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/KushalTheWriter/
Twitter- https://twitter.com/Kushalpoe
.
Kushal, I will be listening today for hush in the open and trying to help if I suspect rights are in a jar. Such power and clarity in just a few lines.
Comment by Tracey Chippendale-Gammell on 20 July, 2024 at 7:25 am