The Unquiet Mind
Premkumar Masilamani
05 Dec 2023
I am the fish,
I am the bait,
I am caught-
I can’t breathe.
I am the bird,
I am the plane,
I am hit-
I can’t fly.
I am the paper,
I am the poem,
I am burnt-
I can’t be read.
I am the brown,
I am the clown,
I am ousted-
I can’t laugh.
I am the love,
I am the lust,
I am lost-
I can’t feel.
I am the stone
I am the bone,
I am in the grave-
I can’t move.
I am the good,
I am the bad,
I am in all-
I can’t die.
Who am I?
What am I?
Why am I?
Still alive…
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