Another Sunrise
Photo: Karan Madhok
Poetry: ‘Curtains fall from dawn to dusk. / A river to see her face. / Shining clouds bring flowers to her. / An admirer of nightingales and lanterns.’
Laundry done.
Fermentation of dough—done.
Curtains fall from dawn to dusk.
A river to see her face.
Shining clouds bring flowers to her.
An admirer of nightingales and lanterns.
She washes her face as a dream—
rubbing again and again.
Nails overgrown,
just like her sagging fat.
She sits next to a debonair garden—
a chat with birds
about the lost glory of her eyes.
She is a perfectionist,
rattling through her cabinets.
She talks about politics
to find home.
A reader like Plath.
Paintings of Monet
to resemble her curls and fat fingers.
By night, she is exhausted,
and wails across the staircase,
Lullabies to the trees.
Overwhelmed by sunrise.
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Devika Mathur is an Indian poet, writer, educator, and editor. Her work has appeared in The Alipore Post, Madras Courier, Modern Literature, Two Drops of Ink, Dying Dahlia Review, Pif Magazine, Spillwords, Duane's Poetree, Piker Press, Mojave Heart Review, Whisper and the Roar, and more. She is the founder of Olive Skins and the author of Crimson Skins. Her poetry is also featured in Sunday Mornings River, Parcham, and Poets Espresso Review. You can find her on Instagram: @my.valiant.soul.
