Every time I am caught
With my back to someone's camera
I look aghast
Refusing to believe, to accept
That the unfamiliar posterior of a human head
With dirty grey wisps of hair
Like an odd-looking horseshoe
Stuck on a hairless scalp
That reflects the light of the camera flash
Is really me
Hiding behind an anterior
I thought I knew all my life -
A view of myself that I will never see
With my own eyes...
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Balachandran V, Trivandrum, 26-08-2011
:-) "With dirty grey wisps of hair"
ReplyDeleteSilvery streaks is what I would say
Yeah the reality struck you long ago which makes it all the more easier. :)
A suggestion Balan.
Introduce an empty line after "With my own eyes..."
I almost missed as the end line and your sign comes right after.
@B: Done!
ReplyDeleteDon't you think it is intriguing that you can never see your eyes with your own eyes? Or never see the back of your head? It is depressing. Will I never be able to see myself by myself?
such beautiful lines :)
ReplyDeleteIt has got me thinking many times you know. I have pondered over it and accepted the beauty of creation.
ReplyDeleteWell, think about it. If we could see your own eyes; it wouldnt be possible to be dishonest isnt it? :-)
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ReplyDeleteI don't know but that click itself is a poem.It's beyond words.It is torturing me in many ways.The backpack,the animal,the greenery,yet to reach boundary,altogether it's life written in a way with a piece of visual.
ReplyDeleteThen,I loved the lines especially I thought I knew my life".That's it.The pretty hidden ego of ours,which is there hiding,the back,we can't see.Yet others watch,others judge.We can't.Life is full of miracles in itself.
Good one Balan Sir!
ReplyDelete@NRI Girl: Thanks, Hepzibah!
ReplyDelete@Melange: The location is the PFA Animal Shelter ( mainly stray dogs) at Naruvammoodu, Trivandrum. The dog behind me is a pure Labrador Retriever which was abandoned by a breeder when the dog had too many litters and got old. The backpack on my shoulder is the one discarded by K at the completion of +2!
And you caught the hidden ( not too well) idea. To me both the obvious and the hidden were startling truths!
@Chintan: Glad you liked it. Do go through the old posts whenever you feel like it; its a masala pot!
@B: We now know each other well enough, don't we?
he he..
ReplyDeletereality turns back.
I loved the phrase "odd-looking horseshoe"
Call it ,'the dark side of the moon'.
ReplyDeleteThe faithful behind you in the pic! I guess that was coincidence when who so ever clicked the camera.
Long walk to the other world, like in the end of Mahabaratha, the faithful canine for company.
you excel yourself, Balan!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHa Ha Ha!!!
:)
ReplyDeleteNice one.
:)
@Venu: :-)
ReplyDelete@Blue Periwinkle: Thanks!
Well Anil already said what i wanted to say .Mahabharata.Hope your health is fine now .
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