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An Unattainable Heart by Padmaja Reddy

By League of Canadian Poets | August 15, 2022

Poem name: An Unattainable Heart Poem: A good friend of mine at school Shared her lunch with me While eating I touched Her lunch box involuntarily When her mother learnt this She told her daughter The lunch box could not go Back to her kitchen as It had become impure With the touch of me – an untouchable She asked my friend to Give (throw) away the box to me And demanded her never allow Me to touch any of her items But my friend sometimes Disobeyed her mother and made me Touch her new ribbon to make it mine The blue pen I adored was added To my secret treasury with one touch My friend confessed that I had touched her heart as well And made it unattainable to all others End of poem. Credits and bio: Copyright © Padmaja Reddy Previously published in Black Cat Magazine. Padmaja Battani lives in Ottawa/Connecticut. She received an MA in English Literature. Her work has appeared in Sierra Poetry Festival, Trouvaille Review, New Pages, Coffee People Zine, Bitchin’ Kitsch and Black Cat Magazine. Her latest passion is hiking. She is currently working on a Poetry Collection.

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