PAPERBOAT PROMISES

Heartbreaks, arcana of

life lessons, images with

grinning faces, leering

posthumously.

And yet, a blind compulsion

makes me pick at the remainders

of paperboat promises,

destined for drowning.

About Sanchari Sur:

Sanchari Sur is a Bengali Canadian who was born in Calcutta, India. Her poetry and short fiction have been published or are forthcoming in Asia Writes, Corvus Magazine, Red River Review, Red Poppy Review, Urban Shots - Crossroads (Grey Oak Publishing, 2012) and elsewhere. She blogs at http://sursanchari.wordpress.com.