Unconquered love

I love that the moon hasn’t sold itself out
It has that allure
A body without air
Without water
No leaking taps
Nothing for us to pollute

I love its steely blue
Silvery shadows on my veins
One elusive moment it lights up my breasts
As I undress softly near a window
As I feel each breast
And its unequal-ness

And then it no longer shines
I respect the moon’s tantrums
In a crowded world
Darkened by us

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Vandana Kumar is a translator, recruitment consultant, cinephile, Indie Film Producer and multiple award-winning poet from New Delhi, India. Her poems have been published in over 175 national and international websites and anthologies of repute. Her poetry collection Mannequin of Our Times has also won several awards. Mannequin of Our Times has been translated into Greek and French. She received the Global Icon Award at the Global Vision Summit 2025 held in Athens, Greece.