Laughing Skull

by Bhaskaranand Jha Bhaskar

Time peels off the well-cared skin

Of a beautiful face

Layer after layer

Turning those chubby cheeks

Into wrinkles

That too finally melt like ice;

Dimples so deepen

As if they were kissing the bony nadir.

Facing silent slaps of time,

The loving face is eroded,

Placed naked into the garb

Of ultimate reality.

Bereft of the pulp, pomp 'n' show

The structure shows its teeth

Seemingly laughing

At the futility of life and the world.

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Comments on this Poem

Wonderfully written; the imagery is superb.

Stephen Watson
15-Jun-2020 16:57 PM

Wonderfully written.

The imagery is superb.

Stephen Watson
15-Jun-2020 16:55 PM

Loved it!

Kingshuk
28-May-2020 03:38 AM