Echo

by Ananya S. Guha / August 28th, 2016

Fifty days of violence
what is violence
what is killing
is that death
in a country with numbers
fifty is a mere shroud, wisp
of grass
covered with voices that are silenced
and now Sharmila you have fasted
those who do not want to fast are killed
the die is cast
you have fasted
enough
your land murmurs with hope
your land deflowered remembers you
is angry with you, casts its shadow
on its spaces you you you
and you still in hospital, no home to
go to
you Sharmila the two valleys echo hope
deep down ravines and hills
echo
hope
echo.

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, August 28th, 2016 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.