Sudipta Mishra, Puri, 24 February 2024
From the never-ending traumatic episodes
Towards the ever-burning pain
In my body,
I realized the truth –
A pang of despair keeps haunting you.
With the sad tune of a melancholic evening
I learn to stay in the solitary cage,
Nobody will accompany thee on the lonely journey.
They are the travelers of a happy ride
You are all alone to burn in the inferno!
In the womb of painful memories
You are all alone to whirl in the whirlpool of miseries.
Into the abyss of quietude,
Silently you will dive deeper.
Calmly you will touch
The depth of pain there,
Nobody will join you
In healing the wounds!
After years of pain
You will discover
A life will be reborn
In the circle of affliction.
