Dr. Ajanta Paul is a poet, short story writer and literary critic from Kolkata, India who has been in the academia for the past 30 years. She has published in literary journals including Spadina Literary Review, The Pangolin Review, Poetic Sun, The Punch Magazine and The Statesman. Ajanta was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2020.

Ajanta Paul

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Paralysis of Prayer

Rage, rage, universe
Till your hinges fall apart
In an apocalypse of ardour.

Sigh, world, sigh
As you waste away
In withering despair.

Weep, soul, in your depths
As you slur your words
In a paralysis of prayer.