Amber

a poem by Sutapa Chaudhuri

Death stabs
The knife
Razor edge
Slowly drips
Crimson
Drops of
Existence
Hope loiters
Dying out
The air
Heavy with
Wisps of
Last lingering
Breath
Love dies
Amber
Surviving
Dregs of desire
Light up
Dimly
The dark forgotten
Crevices of life
A dull ache
Remains
Pervading
The void