Saturday, April 18, 2026

Decluttering (Gembun)

The therapist looks me in the eye and says, “Abuse.”


reds and oranges

in the shredded sky

practising a longer exhale

 

4 comments:

  1. what a beautiful allusion to the ceasefire (in our warring worlds)

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  2. Wow, Geethanjali! Such a powerful verse
    Made me look up Gembun
    Amazing! Thank you for your work

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    1. Thanks, Charu. Gembun is just a very short prose - maybe a line or so. Also called a microhaibun.

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