You didn't think a hometown photo
would ever adorn
the Gurgaon farmhouse;
so you left it on the shelf
and shut the door.
~
A novel set in Jharkhand
sinks-
‘rejected’;
stories of love, murders, and goblins
keep the light-bulbs alive.
The swimming pool stares
-its charm died
five days after moving in.
~
That photo was of the lake
near your old house,
and in its shadows over
the glittering pool,
your novel only withered
Indian Review Author : Mihir Vatsa grew up in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, where he works as a Culture and Tourism Activist, and currently lives in Delhi for his degree in English Literature from Delhi University. His poems and writings have appeared in Muse India, The Enchanting Verses Literary Review, Red River Review (US), Pyrta Journal, Kritya, and The Legendary (US) among others.
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