The Cavalier Poet
By Adreyo Sen
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It was after the funeral.
Your eyes met mine
across the strained formalities
marching across the pained blue plains
of the ceiling.
Perhaps, I thought, they allowed
the hint of a smile
to cloud my thoughts.
So lovely I knew was your smile,
as sweet as an apple covered in sugar.
But my thoughts were a powerless sky
over the sea of gravy
that was my plate,
impotent over the placid islands of chicken.
Despite your silent importuning,
I chose to worship my stomach.
I let boredom be your fate,
but I did not intend for a drunk uncle
to disgorge his affection onto your lap.
But why did you kick me on your way out,
dearest? That really hurt.
Your eyes met mine
across the strained formalities
marching across the pained blue plains
of the ceiling.
Perhaps, I thought, they allowed
the hint of a smile
to cloud my thoughts.
So lovely I knew was your smile,
as sweet as an apple covered in sugar.
But my thoughts were a powerless sky
over the sea of gravy
that was my plate,
impotent over the placid islands of chicken.
Despite your silent importuning,
I chose to worship my stomach.
I let boredom be your fate,
but I did not intend for a drunk uncle
to disgorge his affection onto your lap.
But why did you kick me on your way out,
dearest? That really hurt.
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