FREAKY BODIES
Mood of the moment
seductive in dullness
eternal eros:
changing constantly inside
now says she hates my scent
taunting the old pain
in the brothel of bed
kitchen or shower
she fears the freaky bodies
snaky arousal and peak
through sucking hisses
thuds and soft screams repeated
in sync dripping down
until next round of silence
with back to each other
ABRUPT NOTES
Intentionally layered
internally fragmented
queer antics:
she builds up her own
sexual toolkit to prove
how coward man is
she sees a rapist
in each man detests
the male smell but trusts
one night stand
with deep thrust
long erections
and climax control
for blood to soak smoothly
she sits shrouded
in her see-through pink gown
on the terrace
inviting autumn winds
for longer stopover
just to accuse the artist
of invading her body
she curses a young bull
for obstructing her way
in the street shouts at hawkers
and, yet another
at eighty re-imagines
fading memories
with snaky radiance
to break a new dawn
my friend says
the dynamics change:
there’s a before
and an after
to feel life
I say yes, but I’m tired
of walking and writing
what I watch
I’m no tout to comfort
or restore the faith
of a dwindling flock in heat
culling is convenient
TANKA
Unquenched thirst
more and more indulgence:
momentary pleasure
she says it’s enough now
rein the horse and seek the missed
***
Half-drunk women
on one side of the road
pimps on the other
ready to seize first-timers
to the tin box by street lamps
***
Standing on a cloud
look through an open doorway:
desires awakened
before I could step inside
the door closed, I missed my chance
***
At the swimming pool
he asks if he could borrow
her underwear just
to feel her from inside
with fidgeting currents
***
Unquenched thirst
more and more indulgence:
momentary pleasure
she says it’s enough now
rein the horse and seek the missed
***
God has become
a habit in helplessness:
faith a deception
when unable to enjoy
love, life and wonders of world
***
Shiva and Shakti
our freedom in union:
twin flame of love
rolling in grains of sand
transcending together
***
Future legacy
and dynamics of peace:
I seek solace in
Camus’s absurd, my silence
and indifferent universe
Ram Krishna Singh, also known as R.K. Singh, has published poems, articles and book reviews in various magazines and journals over the years and taught English for Science and Technology, Indian Writing in English, and Criticism at IIT-ISM, Dhanbad for nearly four decades. His published poetry collections include Against the Waves: Selected Poems (2021), 白濁: SILENCE: A WHITE DISTRUST (English/Japanese, 2022), Poems and Micropoems (2023), and Knocking Vistas And Other Poems (2024). More at https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/R.K._Singh