left behind in broken bits
her scattered shadows
dribble into eerie crevices
spider webs and souvenirs
of your violated presence
henna palm stains
as you pushed
scratched on walls
ankle bell trinkets
unhinged
scattered in shock
rusty red patches
as you scavenged
of flesh that dripped
into his stale breath
swallowed rotten curses
cramming into you
viciously breeding lust
until your reluctant breath
was consumed, parched
I exhale the damp
I collect souvenirs
remnants of
his rotten toxins
and knot into a
bundle with
bells, anklets, eardrops
palpable with tears
tattered with cries
haunted with souvenirs
I stumble over another
maggot
before stepping out
into a leftover sky
trembling, I
gather a paisley hued shawl
tighter around my shoulders
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Kashiana Singh
Kashiana Singh is a management professional by job classification and a work practitioner by personal preference. Kashiana’s TEDx talk was dedicated to Work as Worship. Her poetry collection, Shelling Peanuts and Stringing Words presents her voice as a participant and an observer. She dips into very vulnerable and personal contexts but also explores the shifting tectonic plates of the world around her. She is from India, now lives in Chicago and bridges the miles by regularly etching her thoughts. She is a regular contributor to different poetry platforms like OnMogul, Literary Yard, Best Poems, Narrow Mag, Modern Literature, SikhNet, Women’s Web, Tuck Magazine, Spillwords, Visual Verse. She is in the process of gathering her second collection of poems. Facebook: KashianaSinghAuthor/facebook Twitter: @Kashianasingh
