Dispossessed

It slips away

Every time

I'm touched

I'm caressed

I give in

I drown

I'm shaken

I'm possessed

I gasp

Helpless

Speechless

Every time

Beyond grasp

Beautiful and pure

Untouched

By greed

By filth

By me

It slips away

Every time

I think I possess it.

© 2009 Rituparna Das

The light

I have seen the light
Once again
Suspended
Between nothingness
And everything
Far and untouched
Near and engulfing
White and pure
The only pain
The only cure

I am burnt
Nonetheless.

© 2009 Rituparna Das