Two Minds

Poetry by Sayantan Sur

Never have I surfed the waves
But I know the feel
The sky endless blue and bright
Cold Sun and Warm Sea
Strength of a Manta Ray, open wings
Riding a Tsunami about to fall
My senses in desperation for a thrill
Salt in my eyes, on my lips
Even now I can hear the roar
Washing over the brain corals

Never I have been to space
Yet, I see the Earth
All beings in a ball of blue
My limbs floating in a void
The dark seeping in
I, spinning away farther
No sound, null
No matter how much I bawl
The smell of seared flesh
Aether is where I belong

Dr. Sayantan Sur is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Glasgow. He received the prestigious AWSAR award from the Government of India for his scientific essay. His literary works have been published in the Borderless and Aphelion.

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