as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor
decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain,
to a little fishing village where there are no phones.
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: Billy Collins, dark humor, forgetfulness, humorous poems, social commentary
Speech Comments Off on Speech
Except that it robs you of who you are,
What can you say about speech?
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Kabir, philosophy, social commentary, translation