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poddarku
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0 posted 2008-12-14 07:00 AM



Night cop’s radio

All of a sudden she seeps out of his mind.
He reminds himself of the utter helplessness.
She, a flower so delicate and his fingers
never dare to pluck her, only the air-touch.
His desperate lungs grab for air. The night
enters with nippy fragrances. It opens
his inner wounds and bruises afresh. City night.
He is just a cop. A cop. It is his night turn.
His back is resting on his van. A cigar
is dangling from the corner of his dry lips.
The mist rises out of the open gutters.
The feasting mice do not care anymore
of the cautions or men around. Running about.
He thinks of her as she would have been shrieking,
screaming scared at the sights,- mice, tramps, pimps
hobos with tuberculosis, thieves and thick mists.
He is just a night cop with a dream of a girl.
And then his radio mumbles, “Riot at 5th.”
A sigh is released. He adjusts his cap. Shall he live…?
             © 2008 - All Rights Reserved Kushal Poddar

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1 posted 2008-12-14 08:04 AM


I'm becoming a fan. Your poems are intriguing, original, well written with vivid imagery. This one is sort of a psychological thriller, the tension builds and explodes with the last line. Well done!
Margherita
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2 posted 2008-12-14 09:43 AM


Ahh, yes, the night has many faces and you have caught one so vividly again. But how right you are, when you say that this cop, who is used to see misery and crimes, is able to think of his girl in romantic terms even in those depressing surroundings.

I will leave a sigh here too ...

Love,
Margherita


2islander2
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3 posted 2008-12-14 09:56 AM


very enjoyable read (quite original and well written)

yann

OwlSA
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4 posted 2008-12-14 10:15 AM


Oh, I hope he does!  Such is the life of a policeman (especially these days) and not many people acknowledge this, though, of course, you do.  Such is the kindness and humanity of our Kushal.

Brilliant painting of both characters (as usual), just as is the case with your observance of human behaviour, both internal and external.  Another gem!  Thank you for such excellence.

- Owl

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