Mamta Sagar

Hide and seek

A leaf from the tree gliding sliding swinging a kite caressing the wind a boat on the river

with colourful fish yellow and green flash on the shining water moves quickly disappearing with the flow water doesn’t know air doesn’t know tree doesn’t know fish doesn’t know this game of hide and seek.

Knock on the door

Knock on the door from outside, from inside Doors that open from this side are thrust forcefully from that side. Darkness barges in, drags the lights out to the streets anarchy, turmoil, an utter chaos… when the dark spreads the inside out; those that sleep under their cosy concealed blankets never see the RED of the blood seeping under their dark sheaths

knocks, not so frequent are now heard often from every side!

Note: This poem came as a response to the arrest of five activists in India on the 28 Aug 2018. They were blamed by the State as ‘urban naxals’.

Mamta Sagar, noted Kannada poet from India is actively involved with international poetry/translation projects. She is the Founder-Director of Kaavya Sanje and teaches Creative Writing.