My World

a poem by Abhishek Chatterjee

Under feet,
Under ground,
Under world,
My world.

Depression preys,
Love evaporates,
Darkness comes,
My World.

Painkillers vanish,
Character implodes,
Wounded soul,
My world.

Rodents scurry,
Garbage strewn,
Filth reigns,
My world.

People pass,
Glassy stares,
Sympathy gifted,
My world.

Tears fall,
Hurt drains,
Dawn arrives,
My world.

Knives stab,
Truth hurts,
Lies calm,
My world.

Conscience gasps,
Fake lives,
Devil wins,
My world.