i lost two to a gecko
another to a kid
who laughed
as it crackled
above the lighter
i’m still here though
in his eternal gratitude
i’m still here
hanging on
to the ruins
of this gossamer palace
i call home
i’ll still be here
hanging on
to whatever web i have
with whatever legs i got
till the gecko gets hungry
or the kid gets bored.
Siva Wright is a student of English literature from Puducherry. His poems focus on themes of love, loneliness and illness and have been published by Poems India, Live Wire and The Monograph Magazine.