Prithu Sanyal

Forget the Love You Never Had

Look there,
at day’s end the red krishnachura blossoms
have scattered and fallen.
The red palash of spring,
or
look, lying in the road,
the corpse of that shimul flower.
.
Look there,
grown rough and worn,
the child’s once-soft, tender cheek.
Look, look closely,
your proud boy today
is a fish-thieving tomcat.
.
Malabika, look,
lift your face, open your eyes,
now forget
the love you never had.

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