A love poem by Debarati, evoking nature, deals with inner turmoil – exclusively for Different Truths.

Love flows between us like a river,
a dry river!
that once swelled up
on a full moon night.
The pebbles gather slowly
in my veins.
Making way hurriedly to my heart.
The night shimmers
on my nerves
while we have a parley together
with the stars.
On days the moon sleeps between us,
you look at me with perfidy.
I stumble upon my lost words.
I hesitate to gather courage.
Forlorn, I lay on
my moth-eaten bed.
waiting for a new dawn.
but the sunrays fail yet again
to wipe out my inner mayhem.

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Debarati Sen

Debarati Sen, an award-winning poet from Kolkata, published two solo poetry collections and contributed to more than 10 anthologies. She has recently made it to the top 50 poets in the NaPoWriMo 2023 writing challenge, and her poem, ‘Maple Dreams’, has been selected for the Yearbook 2022 to be published by Hawakal Publishers. Her haiku have been published in Haikuniverse, Five Fleas, Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, Suspect Device, Pan Haiku Review, and the Horror Senryu journal.