1/22/2016 0 Comments 2 poems by Shloka Shankar Loneliness i. is a sound proof room is mind chatter is an invisible bird’s chirp is the rustle of a single dry leaf is drawing the curtains at midday is the clink of your favorite spoon is an uninteresting conversation with the wrong person at the wrong time is the muted hum of the television is filling the bath tub is deep breaths ii. is a black and white polka dotted dress is a monochromatic rainbow is a white scrunchie with loose strands of hair is a ketchup stain on the cushion is fingernail dirt is foxed pages is dark chocolate is a red blanket iii. is petrichor is fresh laundry is peppermint candy is a hint of chicory is the last slice of moldy bread is unwashed hair is a musty room First Drafts i remember how quaintly you looked at me and drew me in with all your fine print, exacting details, combing through weeks of disused senses, curiously combining this and (+) that and rendering you into an easily digestible formula: how wrong i was to think i was done with you. About the author: Shloka Shankar is a freelance writer from Bangalore, India. She loves experimenting with Japanese short-forms of poetry like haiku, senryu, and haibun, as well as found/remixed poetry from time to time. Her poem was nominated for the Best of the Net Anthology in 2015. Shloka is the founding editor of the literary & arts journal, Sonic Boom. You can read more of her work here.
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