Jyotsna B Rao
Epistle, Poetry
grief is a rain-laden cloud
heavy with chemicals / drenching with smoggy eyes
a page listens like a therapist
for the pen to confess / a deferred redeeming fee
the ink swivelled / like needle marks on veins
so, i wish for a jar full of unlimited words
this christmas—
oh, Santa! please gift thy equivocal vocabulary
coherent
genius
stylistic
icicle patterned, fibonacci shaped
supracortical, lavender elegance
always hungry /
in this world of algorithmic surrender...
i wish for a Emily-Sue creation
Bio: Jyotsna B Rao is the author of Eccentric Tales. Former Creative Director of AartiQlate magazine— she has also self-published 3 graphic narratives. Her work appears in The Page Gallery Journal, Yin Literary, Glitterhood.com, The Artistry magazine,with works forthcoming in ClitLit and Gossamer Anthology. She holds a masters degree in Psychology from Bangalore University. You can follow her on Substack and Instagram— @swordofscribe