Ankita Islam
Wonder Cage © 2020 by Ankita Islam is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
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Again, a sleepless night
searching for a dark patch
outside and inside of my window.
The clock shows, 3 am
Although
The night comes with her moon and stars above,
But
An artificiality of science breakdown its ownness
I was, I am, I will
Wander!
How they sleep
at the night which pretended to be a day
I eagerly wanted to go back
I wanted to hear birds quarrel
I wanted to walk on dews
I wanted to sleep in the dark patch of the night
But
My stomach's requirement
Put me in invisible bars
with no rules, no boundaries
yet in a cage
where tears learn how to smile
Hands and feet work as machine
In The City of Joy!
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Ankita Islam, B. A.(Hons.) and M.A., Department of English, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India |
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