Poems in Porcelain These Broken Wor(l)ds

<p>Why did I write these poems? Am I another student writing or exploring poetry through a range of myriad emotions like many of my age group? Will I outgrow these poems? <br />Yes and No. <br />Yes as a record of emotions. No because once I pen these lines they are part of a larger cosmic space. Time to stay put yet move on. <br />These poems are my attempt to look at what loss means. Can loneliness and solitude be mapped amid the urban cacophony; amid a world driven by cutoffs career and insensitivity? Don’t call them poems; I don’t mind. Call them musings thoughts torn pages of my diary or a million voices that rebel inside my head. <br />There are also lines of rebellion or shall I call lines of resistance? Who draws the line? Who decides that we should not cross it? These poems have two distinct crosscurrents running through it: the idea of a loss and the loss of ideas. <br />And I don’t even claim to be a writer. I am a chronicler of my private universe—digital lyrical physical chemical and real. <br />So here’s to Nana; my parents Adhiraj and a friend (let’s say for the time being “her”) who is the subject of some of these lines and my thoughts. Thank you all for allowing me to express. <br />Blurt. <br />Scream. <br />Rave. Rant. <br />Hallucinate. <br />Dream. <br />Try to shape the path of the syllables. <br />Write silences. <br />Jayshree Ma’am and Madhu Ma’am for their affection and unqualified love.</p><p>And lastly Parnab Mukherjee sir for his never-ending support and help. Someone who has brought out the artist in me and mentored me along the way. I hope to have the honour of his friendship throughout.</p><p>As I stand in the academic crossroads of my life I am sure I will write more. So here’s a declaration from a non-poet: Treat these lines as musings of a friend. Even if they won’t heal at least they will not harm. And these lines won’t bite. <br />May you find my conversations with myself worth the reading voyage. </p><p>Cheers! <br />From Arinjaya <br />Second week of a cold December 2016 Jaipur.</p>