Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Full moon

In the morning there is little trace

Of the night that put you to sleep
And lulled the mind with dreams
The slant shadows the sun causes
Trail you till they subside in darkness
Fear of transience darkens pleasure 
Every morsel has the shadow of the past
When hunger was a feared beast
The flames of the sacrificial fire
Cry for more than ghee and grain
They have tasted sacred flesh before 
To the invocations of the war god
The ones who wanted to enter portals
Not meant for everyone have perished
In fiery ways celebrated as divine union
Let the full moon bloom in every dark sky
Make everyone look up, learn to ask why.






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