By: Archan Mehta
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A Woman’s Tale?
Silently,
She cries
Alone
In the privacy
Of her room
In the heat
Of the night
But she knows
Not why she cries
But something deep
Inside her suddenly dies.
Nor does she know
What she wants
From her life:
She appears confused
Like one of those
Lost souls you find
Roaming around
Here, there and everywhere
Like panhandlers or street urchins.
She never bothered to
look within and discover
Her true calling:
Ultimately.
She turned into
Superman’s fortress
Of solitude like
A bird trapped
Inside a cage
But secretly
Longing for release.
Pray, who will
Rescue her?
An old flame?
A social worker?
A friend? The police?
A concerned neighbor?
There is no way
To turn, right or left:
Hence, she falls
Out of step
And we feel sorry
For her but can’t
Help her. It will be
Over soon, you know,
As the sun and the moon
Rise and fall
Like drops from
Heaven or hell:
Well,
We still can’t tell.
As her condition
Grows worse,
Another woman finds
Her place,
She is thus replaced,
A woman fallen from grace
And this drama continues
Without a full stop
At the end of a sentence.
Dr. Archan Mehta
Archan Mehta has earned a Ph.D. in Management.
Currently, Dr. Mehta is a Consultant and Writer based in India who trains clients in Stress Management through the ancient practice of meditation.
Dr. Mehta’s articles and case studies have been featured in HR Future. HR Future is a leading HR magazine based in South Africa, sourced by prestigious ivy league schools in America (USA) like Harvard and Princeton.
In 1990, Dr. Mehta won a national award for a short story in Onlooker Magazine based in Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra, India. The Judge was the late, great Khushwant Singh, India’s celebrated Journalist, Editor, Author, and Columnist.
Dr. Mehta’s works have appeared in numerous publications:
- American Poetry Anthology
- Poets United to Advance the Arts
- The Times of India
- The Indian Express
- Mid-Day
- HR Future, Business Manager
- India Today
- Sportsweek
- The Statesman
- Ahmedabad Mirror
- All India Management Association
- People Matters
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Onlooker
Dr. Mehta is a member of several professional organizations, such as Society for Human Resource Management, Indian Society for Training and Development, Academy of HRD, Rural Marketing Association of India, Ahmedabad Management Association, Human Resource Association of India, Society for Applied Behavioral Sciences, National HRD Network and All India Management Association.
Dr. Mehta likes to stroll outdoors, listen to music, party with close friends, and read in his free time.
Please feel free to reach out to the poet at archanm@hotmail.com or through LinkedIn.
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