A NEW YEAR
POEM
PROF. NIRANJANA MISHRA
“The situation is tense
but under control”
A nice expression
of our Doordarshan.
Everyday I can feel
the skull beneath the skin.
Counting the dead bodies
in a city’s corridor –
almost a daily ritual.
Ashwattharpa is always active
everywhere. Anyhow
this two-year-old child is safe–
they said.
This tiny one
with stitches across her face
survived anyhow.
They also said
an angry axe
finished her parents
in Saturday’s sinister night.
After some days
a new year will come
like an obstinate insurance agent.
Once again you will hear
horrors eclipsing my land–
the situation may be tense
but it is always under control.