Nocturne…!

"As the day melted itself drop by drop

All through the evening,

As if makeup of the light was too hard to play

And it must give way to let the darkness sway

For the night will arrive soon, drenched

And there will be no shadows to pay

For the naked embrace of the self

As the day watched itself fall drop by drop

As the night picked its broken pieces

There were reflections at the edges

Glimpse of each other, but un-noticed, often

As if strangers passing by in a rush

For the day must meet the night

The night must meet itself

And there remained an age of separation to cover

Before words arrived, being sadist

To carry the corpse of Desire and passion

Dead of longing, as if that glass

Buried beneath layers of dust

And a few dried stains of scotch..."

Praveen Parasar

13/06/2016