Friday, August 08, 2008

Back from the Brink

The dust and pollen choke my throat and nostrils
And give rise to horrific discharge
Vociferous sneezes echo through the halls
As handkerchiefs fill the laundry barge

Tears fill these bloodshot eyes
As coughs gallop forth after
Guttural moans and agonized cries
Emanate from this face filled with plaster

Fever heats a furrowed brow
Will the world end today?
Armageddon would be so welcome now
With every sneeze, my life ebbs away

And oh, the pounding echoes through my skull
With waves of pain that batter its shores
No more can I take these screaming gulls
That flutter with feathers that stab and bore

But soon she will come to make it better
With chicken soup and honey ginger tea
To smooth the shards and make dry coughs wetter
And make the fevered furrows in my brows flee

And sip I do with oohs and aahs
As soft gold drips down my gullet
And to think life was so dreary and dark
That I would have happily bitten the bullet

Aaah my ever sweet mattress,
Thy warmth and comfort drown me in love
And dreams spill forth from thy heavenly caress
As a blanket of stars covers the sky above

Lazy sleep seeps into my bones
As my coughs and sneezes dissipate
My nose no longer knows the blows
My bloodshot eyes succumb to their dreamy fate

9 comments:

TearsOfSilence said...

Ironic, deja vu, dream, life as such...these are a few things which come to mind after reading this. nicely done.

Unknown said...

This one is very good. Very realistic, for a change.

Abhijit Chanda said...

Thanks Dad :)

Jini said...

very realistic and its an experience that we can all relate to. loved it :-)

Admiration Alive said...

beautifully written as usual.. ever in love with your writing

Andy Hickman said...

Abhijit, you are an excellent poet. Keep up the good work.

Abhijit Chanda said...

Thank you very much! I will :)

Unknown said...

your personal travel from surreal to matter of fact proves that u have a foot in the real world.....

i think very few people has written abt this virus....and ofcourse penned down so nicely....
u r a true poet....

Abhijit Chanda said...

Thanks so much man! I really appreciate it :)