The cracks like lightnings
And the sense of hideous sounds,
With resonations,
That have no mild tone.
Empty, dark windows lined with iron bars,
Stand tall and ever closed
And it will perhaps protect the greater darkness.
But like a child one can wait by its side,
For a kiss of the mighty rays of sunlight
And then to smile at the ruthless,
empty wickedness around.
Despite the cracks,
The window weaves hope divine.
It has no beautiful sights to hold alas
But thousands of weak hearts that long
A sprinkle of joy.
BIO
Hailing from Thrissur, Kerala, Meera Vineeth Kodakadath is an aspiring poet. She is the granddaughter of renowned Malayalam writer and critic late Prof. D. Padmanabhan Unni. She published her first anthology 'Symphony of the Ocean', a collection of poems right from her childhood. Her poem Harboured Whisper won Panorama Youth Literary Award in the year 2021. She is also a proud recipient of the Panorama International Promising Woman Litterateur Award 2022. A few of her poems were published in various printed and online, national and international magazines and journals. She presently lives in Oklahoma, USA as a dependent