With a flagrant disregard for existing social norms,
something’s brewing in the anvil of thought.
Wild rhododendrons and bougainvilleas running
along the wall,
as we denounce the barriers of casteism and marginalization.
No to the elite.
No to centuries of limiting beliefs and traditions,
their insistence—the shackles of our own minds.
At midnight,
in the waning light of the stars in the sky,
the silhouette of our necks interlocked like flamingos.
I miss you. I never even met you:
let us take a deep dive into our imaginations,
until we find the right imagery and metaphors
we can discuss—dissect;
not for ego’s sake, but for love.
Poem by Mukut Borpujari
Image by Adam Strong
Mukut Borpujari is a graduate in English Literature and a Masters in Computer Application (MCA) degree holder. He started writing while he was still in college and his early writings were published in various local newspapers and magazines. Recently his poems appeared in various international literary journals and magazines, including Mount Hope Magazine of the prestigious Roger Williams University (RWU), RI, USA and New Feathers Anthology. Remington Review and Zephyr Review, Cerasus Magazine, London, UK are other major journals where his poems appeared. He is also long listed in this year’s Erbacce-prize for poetry 2023.
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