Roots

Sunday, April 2, 2023

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My voluptuous voice shattering the glass pane
Movement of our tiny ear hairs
A ghost limb catching the falling pen 
Our dried tears
The unoccupied chair's creaking
Night's breath hanging heavy
A woman's orgasm flowing clearly
A cat suckling orphan ducklings
The rhythmic stink of the gully
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Chandni Girija

Day 02 of 30 | 30 Poems in 30 Days | Global/National Poetry Writing Month #napowrimo

Response to Maureen's Day 02 prompt

2 comments:

  1. Chadni, this is so powerful! I love the image of the ghost limb catching a pen. (Alveolae are little pits/depressions on the surface of a bodily organ!)

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  2. Thanks Shuku! The image came from that scene from 'Theory of Everything,' some past reading on ghost limbs (popped up through research on animal care), a loved one who ... This line was in response to 'longing.' I have followed up on 'alveolae' on your blog post. [For some reason my browser is not allowing me to log in as author to respond here]

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