i thought it was
much easier
to block it out,
to pretend that
i'm okay with everything
but now i know
i'd rather feel
what i feel
than force myself
to not think,
for fear of
feeling what i feel.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
2679
General compartment!
stand,or sit down
on newspaper
chinese scale,
for just ten rupees
pirated dvds,raw mangoes
chutney dribbles
from the vendor's idli basket
everytime he passes by
everyone stares
at everyone else,
an indian habit
nobody seems to mind
the heat,the sweat
the dirt,the tamil songs
playin on his cellphone
as he nods vigorously,
and sings along
two small kids,
their black, beady,
curious eyes
taking in every detail
not looking away,holding
a bold steadfast gaze
in the corner,
a young lady eats
a packed lunch,
curd rice and pickle,
and throws the rest
out of the window,
where paddy fields
and small villages
endlessly rumble past.
stand,or sit down
on newspaper
chinese scale,
for just ten rupees
pirated dvds,raw mangoes
chutney dribbles
from the vendor's idli basket
everytime he passes by
everyone stares
at everyone else,
an indian habit
nobody seems to mind
the heat,the sweat
the dirt,the tamil songs
playin on his cellphone
as he nods vigorously,
and sings along
two small kids,
their black, beady,
curious eyes
taking in every detail
not looking away,holding
a bold steadfast gaze
in the corner,
a young lady eats
a packed lunch,
curd rice and pickle,
and throws the rest
out of the window,
where paddy fields
and small villages
endlessly rumble past.
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