VOID (29 July 2019)

(a poem written on 29 July 2019)

Void
The empty chair
The missing stare
So full of care...

Void
The bare bed
Words unsaid
Heart full of lead…

Void
The still cane
A closed pane
Weeping rain…

Void
Absent look
Quietened nook
Unopened book…

Void
A closed sill
The numb feel
House gone still…

Void
Poignant space
Reminiscences trace
The bond of grace…

Void
Memory pond
Forever fond
Immortal bond…

~ Pravin K Sabnis

Troll (20 Jan 2020)

Mirror on wall, mirror on wall

Watch out who is on virtual call

It starts with an indignant scroll

Then released is the vicious troll!

Mirror on ceiling, mirror on ceiling

Watch out who strangled feeling

Hurling abuse, going for the killing

The latest sin of inhuman trolling!

Mirror on floor, mirror on floor

Watch out who steps to score

A closed mind, a locked-up door

Trolls kick the wound till sore!

Mirror on screen, mirror on screen

Watch out for who just walked in

Masks slip and cover gets thin

Trolls scream in ravenous din!

Mirror in mind, mirror in mind

Watch out for who you find

Friends have put fiends behind

Trolls go distant from mankind!

Mirror immortal, mirror immortal

Watch out for malice on the portal

Trolls have chosen a blood thirsty ideal

A two-edged sword, killer and suicidal

Trolling is sadly both: killer and suicidal!

~ Pravin K. Sabnis

20 Jan 2020

Blood on my hand (6 Jan 2020)

Not just the brutal goons
I have blood on my hand...
I had asked for the strike
now they bloodied our land!

I stood safe on the shore
shouting till it hurt my gland...
When Blue Ocean turned Red
hues of hurt stained the sand!

I ignored that in a bull fight
taking sides may seem grand...
But not just the raging bull
gored oft are the cheering band!

Stoking fires is easily done
difficult it is to be manned...
It may seem a harmless sport
but blaze will get out of hand!

We must know the fallout
of taking an extreme stand…
Humanism, justice and peace
should be keys to every demand!

When I ask for the strike
they will drench again our land...
Not just the brutal goons
I will have blood on my hand!
I will have blood on my hand!!

~ Pravin K. Sabnis

6 Jan 2020