I’ve been reading a lot of abstract poetry in tamil lately. Thought of writing some in english. Read them and comment please.
Child was hugging the dustbin,
Motherly love.
**–**
There is no space
In my home
For someone
Whose body
Was my abode for ten months
**–**
Look at the earth
Said a mother
Feeding her child
Residing on moon
**–**
A B C D
Read the child
From the waste paper
He collects for his living
**–**
Acerbic smoke from the stove
Made me think
Isn’t female infanticide better?
**–**
Servant of glamour actress
Was laid off
For letting her child run
Nude in the garden
**–**
Prevent child labour
Said a poster
Plastered on the wall
By a seven year old
**–**
“Customer is currently busy”
Message when trying to reach a girl
Who was chatting with her boy friend
When her father was dying of heart attack
**–**
Moving the boulder on the road
Was a blind man
**–**
“Love thy neighbor”
Teaching his son
Was my neighbor
Who hasn’t spoken with me in six months.
**–**
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i dont know if its abstract or not but surely they are poetry and each poem is a satire on real life issue we have faced.
good work vignesh. All of these poems are a slap on the face of the our society and you have raised a voice against it. Kudos.
Though I was not able to take in or accept some abstracts, The last one really made me smile….Sometimes Harsh realities are tough to digest….Isnt it?