A Bloody Deed- Dr. Tom C. Thomas( Asst.Prof. Dep. of English)

Writing is writhing of the soul
On the swaddling clothes
Of the papyrus scrolls 
And lies in ambush for another stall.  

Writing  is
Bloodletting
To purge the beast of
Some uncanny possession.

Writing is compromising
With what puzzles the nerves 
It is transmigration
of the spirit to carbon stains

Writing combines
The whimper of death
With
The buzz of birth

The quill spills fire
To suckle the bold 
And the flimsy flies
Flee from the udder

Writing lets loose
A million fireflies
To the murky nights,
That they call 'tomorrow'.