Lurking Around

Swiftly finding a passage
a poisonous snake
wrapped in the velvety mist
slid up to the temple of my body
gently caressing the heart and mind,
it didn’t hiss
but put everything topsy turvy,
inverted the urn of my breath,
corrupted the flowers
and holy water kept for rituals
to invoke good omens…

It guffawed
at the precarious sight
of the body in bondage
that was in pain
but started relishing it,
I have a life to live
but this is not the way to live...

In desperation,
I lifted my eyes to the open sky
an eagle was hovering
around my head
eyes quickly passed
the message to the snake
that started curling itself up
to descend into the left foot,
but I see that the dormant snake
still lurking around in the shadows
waiting for the eagle
to disperse into thin air…

P.S. We all have both bad and good elements within us. It’s upto us to see which one gets prominence in the life.

–Kaushal Kishore

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