An inward-looking poem, by Sujatha, exclusively for Different Truths.

As time winds its way
Down the catastrophic aisles
Past the crossroads of crises
And we pause to look behind,
The bygones will unravel
Trails of bloodied footprints,
Tales of journeys aborted,
And knapsacks orphaned
Halfway on the railroad of life,
Toddling childhoods
That limped all their way
To homes never reached,
Babies almost born
Before the glaring eyes of apathy,
Remnants of dignity
Traded on the wayside
For a few morsels of compassion,
And abandoned happiness
That might have been
Yet were never to be.

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Sujatha Warrier

Sujatha Warrier lives in Kochi, India. She is a writer and editor by profession, and a poet and translator by passion. Her articles and poems have appeared in several magazines, literary journals and anthologies. The Attic & Other Poems is a collection of her poems, with illustrations. Fireflies is a collection of her micro poems. Totally Owordosed is her blog.

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