Sometime, should you be lonely as you are
walking along winter roads that are like
different indecisions, Someday should I be alone
reclining like pillars of shadows, Should I repeat

so many blunders, Should I recall evenings

together that are like nothingness, Should I laugh

and stroke my merry celibacy, Should you care

like your full lips in bloom
like drawing blood on the rocks
like our darkening nights having it away with you
Should we grow apart like trees, Should we slur

over our confidences, Should we, but years
Should we, but memories.

Prasenjit Maiti (1971 - ) has published in print and electronic journals in the USA, UK, Australia, Greece, and elsewhere. Dr. Maiti teaches Political Science and Burdwan University, West Bangal and resides with his family at Calcutta, India.

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