Mantra

Poetry is the mountain 

where I meditate 

in the crest 

of calmness.

Poetry is the rope

I grip with hope

when fierce tornadoes

gobble up the sunshine

and there is existential crisis.

Poetry is the moonlight

arranging a romantic ambience

for all my solo dinner dates.

Poetry is the universal donor

donating a reason 

to quarantine myself

when a pandemic 

is simmering in the air.

Poetry is the history left in me,

poetry is the reflection of my aspirations,

poetry is the backbone of my soul.

©songbriti