Pregnant Silences Poem by sreelekha premjit

fuelled by pregnant silences
i embark upon a journey to myself

sitting back i relax
switching into reverse gear

images race past
a happy kid
a brilliant smile

a growing child
knowing the body
a perturbed mind

entering adulthood
praises abound
peppered with salt

into adult life
driven by the self
mixed reactions

a looking back
encounter with the lost 'I'
a regret

the urgency of time presses
leading into various blank spaces
filled with vacuum
an empty zone


the search begins where it ends
the peace of the mind is a distant past.