a hard knock
\non failing the test
\nover and over again
\ni lost the fire
\nand no matter how much firewood
\ni put in the hearth
\nfire does not get ignited any more
\nis it your curse for not respecting
\nthe need to fuel the fire i had ignited that day
\nmay be i deserve it
\nthat will make the meditations less wrinkled
\ncoffee less bitter
\nand perhaps the shadows of the mango tree
\nless obtrusive
\nlet me live in the shadows
\ni am extinguished
\nand ash of smouldering coals
\nmay be gathered
\nand offered to a river
\nwhich has decided to pulverize
\n all the rocks in its way
\nshouldn’t it be that way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
a hard knock on failing the test over and over again i lost the fire and no matter how much firewood i put in the hearth fire does not get ignited any more is it your curse for not respecting the need to fuel the fire i had ignited that day may be i deserve … <\/p>\n