Freudian Register
Rajesh Sundaram
Sleep...Deep Sleep
controls slip into the hands of the sub-conscious mind
Aware, minutely aware
yet quite and lifeless to the world
Recording in a small red Freudian register
Trap wires, mines, cameras, access control systems
around my vulnerablity
Scanning for miscreants, misdemeanors, felony...acts of aggression
The interior ministry...the brutal secret police
Suspects and leads are handed over as the shift ends at daybreak
The red register changes hands.
1 comment:
This is really a mesmerizing poem… A psychoanalysis of what is happening to common people… Though highly political… “Aware, minutely aware… yet quite and lifeless to the world.” These are beautiful expressions. The poem, to me, is a political statement told in a poetic idiom…
Read this: “Scanning for miscreants, misdemeanors, felony...acts of aggression. Suspects and leads are handed over as the shift ends at daybreak.” What an articulation!
I’m sure Rajesh’s experiences in Sri Lanka and other conflict-ridden areas are reflected in this master poem “Freudian Register”.
Keep it up!
Best wishes...
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