
tired of rituals,
the crane untangles itself.
dying to screech,
to be indecent
and to be all
that has never been
expected of him.
his naïveté
doesn’t understand
the invitations,
the seductions
the long-winding cajoles
needed to perform
a simple act,
as simple as
breathing,
catching a fish or,
fly away to the other side.
but patience, he is told,
is a virtue
and the other side,
he now knows,
enjoys the game.
Tapan Mozumdar is an engineer by training and a real estate builder by profession. He has interests in poetry, short stories and now, in photography. He has an anger issue, which is under therapeutic measures now for mitigation. He is 50 and lives in Bangalore with his parents and wife. His son is 20 and studies digital design.