Doomsday

Air is expensive for the day;

oxygen has its own timeline

the cemetery comes walking to the hospital

and interrogates about the price,

political vendetta gears up for the auction—

a miscellany of darkness in the night

overshadows the work done by the Sun

erstwhile.

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Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer and columnist from Jaunpur, India. He is the author of the poetry collection, Mirror of Emotions. Following the release of his book, he was chosen as the Best Debut Author for the year 2021 by The Indian Awaz and was the recipient of a India Prime 100 Authors Award. His works appear in Indian Review, The Raven Review and The Bosphorus Review of Books, among others.