Poetry 2018 Longlist, Ammu Maria Ashok

Elasticity of My Mind

My mind is elastic
It stays with me
I take it to past,
Drag it to future
Still, it can regain its size in seconds.

Captures each distorted image
Reveals the distractions in me
Change of path,
Change of destiny,
All in a single mind.

When in love it’s high spirited
Mysterious when in agitation
In sorrow, isolated
In dark, shadow less
In light, delightful.
My unseen mind,
Nevertheless, consciously unconscious,
hide my fears
Yet my mind travels
Searching for peace of mind.