Sravani Singampalli
Sravani Singampalli is a writer, poet and artist from India. Her works are published and or forthcoming in Kaleidoscope, Parks and Points, Formercactus, Purple Fire Publications, Alban Lake, Nomadic Delirium Press, Treehouse Arts, House of Zolo, Blind Faith Magazine, and many more. She is presently pursuing a doctoral degree in pharmacy at JNTU KAKINADA university in Andhra Pradesh, India. Apart from writing, she likes drawing and painting in her spare time. She is very fond of house sparrows.
A Man Unknown to the World
Sravani Singampalli
Issue 60, Spring 2020
He tries to learn everything In one second, The way he eats a Rasgulla*. The way he licks his fingers After eating reminds me How he tries to recollect everything. He is like the sky Sometimes blue and clear And sometimes covered with clouds. I have seen his lost daughter Behind his pleasant smile, His ill wife in his helping hands And agony in his enthusiastic words. He has fulfilled the dreams of many But he’s a man unknown to the world.
*Rasgulla: An Indian sweet