Tired - Harsha



Tiredness is between
shrugged      shoulders
         crushed in
the 6pm metro, carrying
tomorrow's work
home tonight.
But then somedays,
tiredness is in
the next morning
waiting 5 mins. for a bus
to school
but then, also in
waiting another 5
for the next one
to arrive
                with a seat
left to occupy.
But see, tiredness tries.
It really tries
to fit inside
this 9th grade guy
who travels
an hour
E X T R A
in the bus
to see this girl get recieved
by her boy
at a stop
closer to this bar
that I was talking about.


1 comment:

  1. I really like how simple and clean the poem is! Love how in just a few lines, you're able to capture the tiresome routines of city life in general as well as the protagonist's private life.
    Just a suggestion, but maybe you could try to change the phrase 'girl get received' to something which suggests a little more warmth/love.

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