Monday, March 9, 2026

Dilapidated by Kushal Poddar

 

Dương Nhân

Dilapidated 

A sheet of tin guards the edentulous 

set of front-facing windows. Wind 

still conveys the messages of winter. 

The lady wears her anniversary 

blouse that was bought on the spur

of the moment twenty-four years

ago. The same December her spouse 

parted. She reads the cold texts 

with all her bones. A couple 

of wood pigeons fly in through their 

secret ingress. Her palms, light as light,

hold the weight of their flight pattern

and the particles of memory 

always here but only a ray can highlight. 


© Kushal Poddar


Kushal Poddar

Kushal Poddar has authored ten books, the latest being A White Can For The Blind Lane, and his works have been translated into twelve languages. He is a co-editor for Outlook Magazine and the editor of Words SurfacingHe does illustrations and sketches for various magazines.



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