Anju Kishore

Euthanasia

The silences that punctuate our conversations could well be graphed into stalagmites. Short, long, blunt, longer, sharp…

As I walk away, the air screams behind me.

lily pond
flowerless pads
fill with rain

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About the Author

Anju Kishore, formerly a finance professional, is a published poet and editor now learning the ropes of theatre. She is the author of a book of poems, …and I Stop to Listen, and her work has been featured in numerous journals and anthologies. She lives in Chennai, India.