Tough Times
‘It is a tough time!'
The poet mutters
Wakes up in the middle of the night
With pen and ink
The lamp lights up with a crack
In the circle of light
The communicable emotions start settling down with a permanent ruffle
At the bottom of the poem
The poet decides
The draft of tough times
Weaves the language of tough times
Remembers a tough time
Decides the ratio
Images and logic
Of complexity-communication
Originality-repetition
‘Tough times – tough times’
The poet mutters
His editors, critics and readers
And also backdoors
To escape at a tough time
Right now
While all the ignorant people
Are tired and asleep
The poet fighting with sleep
Writes a simple poem
On tough times
Dear reader!
These are really tough times
For poetry
Thank you so much for reading. Have a great day 😊🙏 @vikbuddy
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