Arun Budathoki

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by Arun Budathoki 08 December 2009
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Budathoki

Arun Budathoki (Daniel Song) has recently published his first poetry collection ‘Edge’. He’s currently writing his dissertation for MA International Relations at the University of Northampton. He also works for The Applicant (www.theapplicant.org) and Vision Nepal (www.visionnepal.net). He thinks he can write but still doesn’t know whether he can write!

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  • The Emptiness

    This room is empty under the swollen sky,
    The moon is harsh and dogs of the night cry,
    Sounds, lights, voices guard the violent air,
    Every mind is asleep inside the word of a grey hair.

    Things bring lifeless image to eye,
    The moon is cruel and shouts of the night fry
    Fears, wishes, and cries with the heartless air,
    Every eye is asleep inside the chorus of a grey hair.

    This room is empty under the clouded sky,
    The moon is fearsome and streets of the night dry...

  • And I Smile

    This is the warmth I need most
    When the heart is cold utmost
    I smile like the wings of a dragonfly
    continuous, uninterrupted

    I don't walk like the mad woman
    In the street
    Or beg for love
    Like the street girl

    I smile like the naked tree
    And giggle like fallen leaves

    I smile, smile, smile

  • Duet at Tinkune

    Dull, dull are the eyes 
    Of Tinkune

    And the hearts worst 
    Than these dusty roads

    And the voices earsplitting
    Than these tooting vehicles, yelling conductors

    I remember you, your love for me
    It's never smooth, never fresh
    A bumpy ride, knackered easily...

  • Inside the Cave
    This is my birthplace—
    BLACK—
    I can feel it running in my warm senses.
     
    This is my destiny—
    BLACK—
    I can feel it walking in my glittering heart.
     
    This is my purpose of life—
    BLACK—
    I can feel it crawling in my raging mind.
     
    This is my deathbed—
    BLACK—
    I can feel it crushing me by its merciless hands.