5
Cruel
time
Making
shapes
and
concepts
Out
of
spilled
water
Reminiscing
my
life
As
it
evaporates
Bought
the
dazzling
dream
Lusting
on
the
cruel
star
Oblivious
that
it’s
light
and
me
Cannot
co-‐exist
It
is
a
million
year
old
photograph
Salvaging
what
is
left
Extinction
giving
its
abstract
gaze
I
scream
a
final
hurray
Squeeze
out
a
second’s
legacy
From
this
cruel
time
I
jump
out
By
Abhik
Shome