I Am Maimed Poem by Nalini Jyotsana Chaturvedi

Baleful gaping
Empty holes
Sapless life
Troubled soul

Festering sores
They won't heal
Like a knife
Cut me deep

I feel severed
I feel gored
Tides touch heaven
Mauled by shores

Dusty mornings
Gritty eyes
Smothering shadows
Breathless sighs.

All those noises
Screaming jeers
Shameless memories
Singeing leers.

I am held down
Feel restrained
To deep anchor
Neck is chained

For a lifetime
Broken stained
Plight of pariah
I am maimed
Nalini