Rai Vishnu Death & Rebirth
I died the day
I shot her
the body twitching
like an earthworm
in the sun
blood gushing out
and thickening like treacle
and then
something snapped like a twig
inside
and I died.
I was born
the day she died
the target of my gun
surrounded by doctors
in ICU
on oxygen
as she closed her eyes
something glowed in me
like a candle light
and then
I became alive.
In between
life and death
guilt and remorse
sickness and health
original sin and self-righteousness
lust and love
revenge and forgiveness
I died and was reborn
again and again.