The Waiting Room

By Amitava Nag
Kolkata, India


The Waiting Room - 1
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They come alone 
Red
Green
Blue
Walk with you 
Talk till your words
Dry up -
Then they leave 
Alone.

You get up,
Bathe,
Fill up and greet
Another
Transit passenger. 

The Waiting room - 2
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They change trains,
I whisper in the ears
Tales - as they wait,

They wait, to leave me.

In silent dusk 
I wander
with pregnant hope,

I wait, to be emptied yet again.