Screenplay

Free Verse Poem by Ali Ashhar

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The soul watches from the roof
as the screenplay of life goes in action
the innocence of infancy plays the prologue
teenhood gives a call to the aloft wings
nascent wishes display itself across the inquisitive horizon
the stage gears up for an impulsive action
the subsequent characters are a byproduct of the event
the audience rotate their attendance at different intervals
some peers fleet with life
while others turn into life-lessons
the plot starts getting melodramatic as it nears its end—
a lone chapter comes into existence
in the book of universe
as critics review it through the ink of deeds
and hang the curtain.

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Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer and columnist from Jaunpur, India. He is the author of two poetry collection: Mirror of Emotion (Notion Press, 2021) and Across the Shore (Zorba Books, 2024).