Merry Christmas?
By Abhinav Nath Jha
Splattered glass sideways,
Maverick cruising on his scooter in a half-drunken daze
Christmas playlist purring in my ear
Stuffed tummy giving the hiccups
A tear falls in gratitude, a tear falls in guilt over brethren slain,
To a year of new beginnings and yet another attempt at reinstating humanity,
Even God doesn't have enough plum cake to sugarcoat our fault lines,
Merry Christmas?
By Abhinav Nath Jha

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