The Body And Memory

THE BODY AND MEMORY

The body and memory
The fame and absence
Have in them
Traces of death
Catch you
God knows where?
Writing is an intoxicant
That lulls us to sleep
We wield it to wield the other
We do not know
We are wielded by.

(karnailsingh Heranwale)

poem by Karnail Singh Heirwale
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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