An Elegy of Anarchy by Rinzu Rajan

An Elegy of Anarchy by Rinzu Rajan

Anarchy is their elegy

as they fly on brooms

across the length and breadth

of a city reeking in still waters.

Fattened by lies

they wear skins

that  even buffaloes would

feel the heat in.

Their shoes are torn

filled with stones

of various shapes and sizes

as they sew the seams

of borrowed dreams

from rag pickers.

You can find one

of them at street corners

luring you in their house

to fill their coffers.

They bear false witnesses

to play Chinese whispers

the rook ambles one step a time

with an army of pawns

to topple the king.

The queen bee fills her hive

and flutters around to cage in her favourite drone

'Check mate!' says the rook

The knight is off its leash.

Rinzu Rajan's muse is the universe and its people She is a Pushcartnominee for the year 2013 and her work has been featured in ThePenwood Review, The Red River Review, The Ottawa Arts Review and MuseIndia and elsewhere. Rinzu reads and writes fiction and is currentlycontent editor for Kalyani magazine. She lives in New Delhi.