Sk Iyer-

On the Far Aside

mind prods comely inspiration

unzips a wound enters a world of pain

in deepness the devil's paladin

beats luminous teeth in the fire

fading flicker alters the beach

beyond the black bark of the trees

journey of water continues

and he loses his way

leaches cavort about

the edges of sadness

curls of huge waves carry

him to the calmness of white shore

a bell rings somewhere

the sound wanders aimlessly

riding an argonaut in the air

of the coetaneous urban blight

Kafkaesque Departure

The note lying on the table reads -

In a world where ladders need no rungs

staircases need no steps, every step

is a belief, we believe, our life

is ours, only ours. We have the right

to use it and to dispose of it.

Travelled and lived in many countries,

made more money than thought of and spent

every penny on things that could

bring happiness and satisfaction,

leaving behind no debts or liabilities,

but money enough for our funeral

in the envelope there on the table -

our launching pad to another world.

Having lived a full life we now dangle

on a piece of nylon rope with two nooses,

for us this world has nothing more to enjoy.

SK Iyer, a commerce graduate, is presently leading a retired but busy life in Pune, India. Several of his poems have been published/are forthcoming in Poetry Kit Magazine, Enchanting Verses Literary Review, Magnapoets, StepAway Magazine, mgversion2>datura, Fade, WestWard Quarterly, Pens on Fire, Heavy Hands Ink, Red Poppy Review, Red River Review, Poetry Kite, Poetry24, Sarasvati, Camel Saloon etc.  He is a member of PK Poetry List, UK.