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Thursday, September 20, 2012

A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN

Read this poem and also read the comment on it by the notable poetess VIJAYALAKSHMI

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A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN


What privilege do doors provide
If we can’t fasten them?
A personal cabin
With well furnished walls and
Ajar doors
Can easily invite intruders.
 A poet’s privacy is often vulnerable.
Process of writing a poem
Is as painful as
Conceiving an illegitimate child.
When the words cloud
At the tip of the nib,
I gain a power- extra sensory…
As a theyyam* performs
Over flames of fire-
For the instance,
I forget my risks after publication;
I count my injuries
Along applauses

When people peep at
My unfinished drafts,
I feel my nudity
Being exposed to lustful eyes…!

*A complex ritual art form of North Malabar



 Reema has fine language skills and her expressions really communicate .  I liked her writing.
Unlike many fake lady-idols. 
She seems sincere and genuine.  VIJAYALAKSHMI