Van Gogh Paints Poem by Sarnath Mukherjee

Hush!
Hear the confession -
Or else how shall we know
That he has forgiven none-
Lofty sky echoes the murder
Blood spilled on marble
A naked heart torn apart
Wildly!

An artist thrashes his head
Twice on the floor
Gives out a cracked howl-
See the chewed flowers
Inside his mouth;
Then again-
After throwing himself down on the red mud,
The body bursts with
Notorious note
Demands every music
To utter a truth,
At least once
In a lifetime.