Dr Molly’s evocative poem talks of generations navigating life’s twists, contemplating the cycle of repeats and loss of inheritance in a world of modern distractions exclusively for Different Truths.
the car moves off
negotiating
curves...
you sit at the back
with
your husband
grandchildren...
kids babble
sweet nothings
drifting off
to sweet slumber...
husband
silenced to
nothing,
gropes for the phone…
In the front seat
the young
parents
building
their own worlds...
conversations
cackling...
save for a
random query
from your son,
marked exclusivity.!
the float some
presences…
required or
redundant?
is it a cycle
of repeats?
generations
ride ahead
taking things
for granted
be it elders,
or things that
belong to the.
previous...
the inheritance
of loss
of human bonding
predicated on
the modern, mundane,
fleeting
shores...
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Dr Molly Joseph, a bilingual professor and poet from Kerala, has published 26 books, including 18 poems, two novels, and two storybooks for children. She has edited “A Handbook of Contemporary Ethics” and works for values, global peace, and togetherness. Dr Joseph has won national and international accolades and represents India at SAARC and FOSWAL literature meets. She believes in the power of the word and writes boldly on contemporary matters.
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