White Noises

I visit him
in his nursing home
room so white noisy
so calm
and report my whole life.

Every Sunday. And then I repeat.

Every Sunday
you go to your place of worship
confess your sin
in a muffled voice
and ask for the miracles.
And then you repeat.

Kushal Poddar is the author of Postmarked Quarantine has eight books to his credit. He is a journalist, father, and the editor of Words Surfacing. His works have been translated into twelve languages, published across the globe. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kushalpoe. Read other articles by Kushal.