Poem: In Remembrance

This month I pray

For the tortured bodies,

Innocent souls,

And kindred spirits.

For the hunted,

Victims,

Braves,

And rebels

Trapped in heaven.

In pain as I hear

The crunching marble.

Fire in the arms of

Desensitized souls.

Drops and streams

Of red on white.

Howls, wails,

Whistles, and cries.

For the turban-tied hands,

Trucks turned morgues,

And the silence

After a storm.

Yesterday

Today

And tomorrow.

Remember.

A flame of prayer

Burning forever.

Navdeep Kaur is a Sikh American writer currently obtaining her Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from San Jose State University.  More of her work can be viewed at
 http://aarsi-reflections.blogspot.com/.