The Country Is Dying…

by Ananya S. Guha / October 25th, 2015

what if
how if
why if

in inner turmoil
it lies in the ICU
doctors are on indefinite
strike. damn them.

animals are now predating it.
carcasses are ready.
infinity, time bound.

history is already dead.
save a bedraggled soul.

don’t squirm
look at galaxy (of stars)

somewhere there is madness
howling. somewhere a cow gets stuck
on hooves.

the country is not dying.

what if
how if
why if.

Ananya S Guha lives in Shillong in North East India, where he was born and brought up. He has been writing and publishing his poetry for the last forty years. His poetry has been published in both electronic and print formats such as: Indian Literature, Other Voices, Osprey Journal, Glasgow Review, The Literary Nest, Up The Staircase, Asia Writes, Art Arena, Praxis Online, Muse India, Your One Phone Call, In Between Hangovers, The Peeking Cat Magazine, Post Colonial Text among others. He has also written widely on educational and social matters. He has ten collections of poetry and his poetry has been anthologized in various collections of Indian poetry in English. He holds a doctoral on the novels of William Golding. Read other articles by Ananya S..

This article was posted on Sunday, October 25th, 2015 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.