Balloon Lady / The Intersection / Still Traffic
by and published in Edition Seven of Pomegranate
I hold seven of you in my hands now
Four of you have died
Together squinting under the hard light
That does not set until dawn
That shines off the pin in my nose
Number five is breathing out
Losing weight
Becoming opaque
I’ll exhale to give you company
And watch the world rushing by
And watch their lives go rushing by
And try in vain to sell you.
Grishma Rao
Grishma Rao is 21 years old, currently in her third year of uni studying electrical engineering, and lives in Bombay, India. She is an artist, graphic designer, writer and musician. She has had some of her poetry published (as Greeshma Rao) in 2001, started a literary magazine for her school and served as editor, and then spent a few years dabbling in neuroscience, particle physics, and visual arts. She is applying to study design & creative writing in a couple of years. She likes guitars/pianos/violins, timetravel, rain, and the world.