By Sri Lekhak
Looking for an unoccupied space
in the vast cosmos
seeking to set foot in
I made my nest
warp and weft
criss-cross
It's broken
by a voice singing off beat
Remain
I remain all along
a hollow man
of an empty house!
* Translated from Manipuri by Thoithoi O’Cottage. The original poem appeared in Sri Lekhak’s Hingliba Meesinggee Catalogue (The Catalogue of Living People), published in 1995 by Sahitya Seva Samiti, Kakching, Manipur.
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