The grief is overpowering
For it consumes me completely
The undamable, untameable sorrow
Burning my insides incessantly

Words do not bring solace
Condolences pierce my core
Perhaps on the verge of lunacy
And who knows, very much more

The hurricane raging in my head
Shows no calming signs
Totally devastated by my misery
I begin to lose track of time

Finally at the breaking point
My eyes well up with tears
Washing away all my woes, and
Calming my distraught nerves

Cry your heart out, I say to myself
Let it stream forth in gushes
For when the rains finally arrive
The tempest eventually abates

Subir Chakraborty / 28th March 2018