Exile of Autumn Leaf

by Dr. Raj Vatsya

For meager remuneration
palpitated
tiny heart
lungs
feeble muscles toiled
wrestled smidgens off air
offered bounty in gratitude

Needles pierced skin
day after day
little by little
sun imbibed green of flesh

Of use no more
autumn leaf
could be taken out
and shot

Merciful tree sent her
in permanent exile

24-Oct-2013

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