Life Slips Away…
written by: Dr. Molly Joseph
Behind the
polished
panelling
silently,
slowly
white ants
eat away
the wood…
life slips
away….
what can
linger
after
you are
gone?
a thought
a thing
or
an idea
of a thing?
Who cares?
live
while
you live.
make a
wee bit
difference..
isn’t there
a middle
world
between
all fears
and hates?
how we
allow
fear
to feed
hate..
can’t
we foster
a level
ground
where
humans
turn
humane,
haves,
have nots
hold hands
hug each..
yes,
the teeming
contours
though
disparate
hold promise…
the black
clouds
holding
promise..
Dr. Molly Joseph is a professor, poet from Kerala, she has had her Doctorate in Post War American Poetry. Much anthologised, she travels worldwide, writes travelogues, short stories and story books for children. She has published 17 books,13 books of poems, a novel and a story book for children. Her latest work, "Songs of Silence" was released on 14th of May, 2022. She has won several accolades which include Galaxy Award for Experimental Poetry 2019, India Women Achiever’s Award 2020, and the Yannan Gold Medal The Outanding Poet Award from Yanan Literary Society, China 2021. She believes in the power of the word and writes boldly on matters that deal with the contemporary.
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