She

a poem by Feroze Varun Gandhi

She had once been let loose by a promise
Now made slower by the chain of sorrow
Invaded by a gentle coercion
Buried in armour
Losing herself to sleep
Held by a jury of all her fears.
(Time and its unfettered links)
Carrion
There’s a tired rain in my heart
Attached to a protest
Some might say she lay in my night
Like a darkened life.