That Foot (for my Baba)
By confluence | July 18th, 2009 | Category: Poems By Dr Nandini Sahu, Poetry Rendezvous | No Comments »That foot that has walked
on thorns
all through the day for you.
That foot which has shown
you foot-steps to follow.
That foot.
That foot behind the orange sun
has walked through arches
bare foot
on fire, on water
near parapets
has cracked doors and windows
for you to enter safe.
That foot.
That foot walked, crossed the
never-ending roads
when you aspired for the colossal.
That foot. Your passport
to utopia, [...]




