Contributor: Kushal Poddar

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My rage heightens.
I post a cross
in my yard and
tie ropes around
its body and arms.

My mind remains
captive there. Hours
and days. Dies.
Resurrects.
And then the cross
becomes decorative.


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Kushal Poddar is widely published in several countries, prestigious anthologies, authored ‘The Circus Came To My Island’ (Spare Change Press, Ohio) and “A Place For Your Ghost Animals” (Ripple Effect Publishing, Colorado Springs). The forthcoming book is “The Mood Study Of A Cold Cup.