I Survive on my Nebulae | Mukul Kumar

The dying star has exploded,

The Nebula, again;

The reign of chaos,

Living is a labour,

An unarmed battle,

The annihilation is yawning;

The déjà vu.

Last time the nebula had

Given birth to a star,

Death mothered life,

A luminous marvel,

A wondrous paradox.

I witness the birth of death,

As life refuses to breath its last

afore the picture of stellar nursery

I wish to be where I am not

The cheerful quiver of the

Twig the bird has just left,

A soothing surge raised from

A seething stillness within;

The sonorous resonance.

I am where I am not, the

Spirit on a spirited voyage

Searching the uncertain

Destination of the bird.

I wish to dwell where I don’t,

I wish to continue being

Where I am not.

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