Come December
So this is the winter of our discontent As leaves dry wither and fall As promises turn to poison As all is lip-service Flowers nurture serpents Carcinogenic cells spread silently Erotic intimate possessiveness Deadly December battles Eros and Thanatos For a longer life.
Sanjukta Dasgupta
Sanjukta Dasgupta is a renowned academic, author, poet and translator. She is the President of Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library, Kolkata.