Uneasy September Poem by Saroj Padhi

Uneasy is the air
with disturbing news in rain
about fire in covid hospital
killing patients already in pain,

showers smear cow dung
on sweating face of night,
couples slither into the bed room
to unmask before a mirror
with hazy sight,
butterflies rub wings
against plastic flowers
in a rush for blind delight,

the poor fight over crumbs
as the rich search for glamour in light,
politics gropes for deluding ways to cheat,
bollywood, for drugs for an easy retreat!