Karma
Broken fences, broken hearts,
giant walls tear you apart.
A vacuum I abhor.
Universe left in chains.
I stand a spectator:
a tyrant
leaving scars,
a predator
scavenging in circles,
a victim, a fighter
bouncing back.
Karma haunts
Karma drowns
Karma rewards.
Tasneem Hossain is a multilingual poet, columnist, op ed columnist and training consultant. She is the director of Continuing Education Centre, Bangladesh.
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