Western Disturbances

It rained today - exactly like last year, a sudden March rainfall and then nothing till the mediocre monsoons culimnating in a sudden revival in the form of the 26/7 floods. The cause was apparently certain "western disturbances" and the weather reporting was a little more inspiring than the rain itself - or the cause attributed to the rain - and the rain itself was more than anything somewhat unsettling and slightly pallid.



Western Disturbances



Born and raised cold

To worship the profane

A freezing, murky afternoon

Daylight reached the drain



And society lingers

Despite all the strain

Out of sync and out of tune

Another prejudice to sustain



Like staying safe inside

Mulling over the mundane

During a muddy monsoon

A mere mind driven insane



Blood red raindrops

And the hurts they contain

The insults they commune

The spoils of proud disdain



An obligation for sympathy

Perhaps parodied by the pain

Like a cloud cloaked moon

Or smoke strings in the rain