11 PM

The music is awful and the whole scene is drab,

perhaps I could have intervened

and forced myself out

A solitary walk is still a possibility

but the question of

willingness remains

This night is opaque enough

to engulf things

living and not

(cavorts of solitude included)

The first twist of the hour

a lament blurred enough to be

ignored, but the human condition

remains

an abyss lingering beneath

Sombre are these moments

of unperturbed-ness

and beyond.

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Anant Dhavale

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