Light Scares

 

The light scares me

As I walk alone

Shadows move around

Sometimes In front

Aside sometimes

Alone I walk

As shadows move around





The light chases me

Towards the thick of darkness

Where no shadows fall

The voice of night fades away 

Like a rambling of a drunkard 


T Santhanam 

Comments

  1. Janani SrikanthJuly 19, 2023 at 12:22 AM

    Beautiful. The profound lines paint a vivid imagery of life's reality. We are the constants in our lives and everything else is fleeting. Loved it.

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  2. Santhanam ThirumalaiJuly 19, 2023 at 12:24 AM

    Thank you Janani

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  3. Santhanam ThirumalaiJuly 19, 2023 at 12:26 AM

    Conditioned Truth and fractured justice are the shadows I meant

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  4. ram23734@gmail.comJuly 19, 2023 at 12:36 AM

    True picture of life. Very nice

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  5. ram chandranJuly 19, 2023 at 2:31 AM

    Really nice. I don't know how you envisaged it, but for me this can be considered as two poems or one single poem. Congratulations 👏.

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  6. Mathivanan InbarajJuly 20, 2023 at 12:27 AM

    👌🏻very nice. Fractured Justice...

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