December storms raging my bones Glaciers packed into my marrowed spaces Ankles buckling like they’re standing beneath the Weight of snow on pine trees This frosty earth with its dipping moon Blanketed under sculptures of glass and ice Like my frozen veins Waiting to be thawed out of these arctic days Now with everything at a standstill I exhale, weaving crystals from my breath Forlorn, I seek warmer climates To break free of this eternal doom But the swallows, they only surface When spring is in bloom This chilly night I lie in wait so I can soar So I can scrape the tallest pines So I can free its branches of this binding cold Just like I can free my veins Of these blade-like oars
Bounty
Poetry by Sanjana Krishnan
You touch me like these silver shadows bouncing off moonbeams contact high just like the Polaroid I kept tucked away in the back pocket of my blue jeans knowing you’ll be safest here between the seams this isn’t a puppy sort of love for you turn my world lighting up the skies within me
I’m from India, but I’ve been living in Buffalo, NY for the past decade.
I’m in medical school and I’ve been writing poetry for a few years now, just slowly putting them out there. It’s great to have a creative outlet amidst all the studying and test-taking. They keep me in a good head space.
I’ve started to try and make something of my poetry now, I’ve written 106 poems to date, and one of them is published in Riza Press. I definitely plan on putting together a little book when I find a little down time. I’m also a painter and have about 10 oil on canvas pieces.
I publish all of my poems on Instagram, where you can find my account @versificationpoetry
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