Sandeep Kumar Mishra

Bring Me More Pain

I want to see that ebony alter ego
That will take me to my doomed future
To see if there is break in the clouds.
No, wait! I have changed my mind
After some deliberations;
As it might also show me
The coming vicissitude,
I might not be able to face;
I will reconcile with my
Torpedo dreams,
Spasmodic heart,
Unfrequented nights,
Cantankerous days,
Jaded body
And harrowed soul;
Now I feel the perforated throb
In the middle of my heart
When life refuses to torture me.