I have heard a dog cry
for two nights now.
It is a bad omen I am told.
Maybe, whoever made this up
just wanted people
to help dogs who were in pain.
Or maybe not.
Bad Omens
Ronita Chattopadhyay (she/her) finds refuge in words. She also makes a living out of it while supporting not for profit organisations in India. Her poems have appeared in The Hooghly Review, Roi Fainéant Press, The Afterpast Review, Akéwì Magazine, Setu, Rogue Agent Journal, among others, and anthologies by Querencia Press (Winter Anthology 2024) and Sídhe Press (To Light The Trails. Poems by Women In a Violent World).