Letters
- amrita rath
- Jan 2, 2021
- 1 min read
The room was large and dark
on the table was a lamp
which beamed upon a letter
didn’t know where it came from.
Her room, it was all mess
now everything was in it’s place
walked towards the table
and noticed the window open.
Closing the window, she sat
held the letter and numbered it.
smiling she pulled the drawer and
to the bunch of letters, added one more.
Letters from the oppressed
letters from the abused
letters from the victims
letters from the slaves.
Every letter felt damp
with the tears of those poor
and every letter empowered her
and made her much more stronger.
With the rising sun she stood
holding the bunch of letters
their smiles, she could feel
for she was set to fight for the dead.
Megha dear, your theme is very strong. Always we should fight for our selves .
Gorgeous as usual. You have absolutely nailed the free verse, and I know for a fact how liberating it is to write using this format. The fourth stanza was spot on. In addition, I loved the theme of this poem and the concept behind it. Death, in no way, denies the departed soul justice. Take the Nirbhaya case, for example, or the death of George Floyd and Sister Abhaya.
Amazing.