The Seeking Darkness
I have been walking
This road to somewhere
I have had bread crumbs
In my pocket since childhood.
I have walked
Through the dreary dungeon.
I dropped the bread crumbs
And it lighted the path
I traveled even in darkness.
Hensel and Gretel
From the story
Met beside my hut.
When you cannot
Light up your world
The sunshine feels dimmer.
I have been a seeker.
At the night hour
I choose to lighten the darkness.
My soul seeks eternity,
The reason to be humane
And accept mortality
And feel forever in my palm.
Sushant Thapa is a Nepalese poet from Biratnagar, Nepal
who holds a Master’s degree in
English literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published three
books of poetry namely: The Poetic Burden and Other Poems (Authorspress, New Delhi,
2020), Abstraction and Other Poems (Impspired, UK, 2021) and Minutes of Merit (Haoajan,
Kolkata, 2021). Sushant has been published in places like The Gorkha Times, The Kathmandu
Post, The Poet Magazine, The Piker Press, Trouvaille Review, Lothlorien Poetry Journal,
Impspired, Harbinger Asylum, New York Parrot, Pratik Magazine, The Beatnik Cowboy, The
Dope Fiend Daily, Atunis Poetry, EKL Review, The Kolkata Arts, Dissident Voice, Journal of
Expressive Writing, As It Ought To Be Magazine, Writers Edition and International Times among many. He has also been anthologized in national and International anthologies. His poem is also included in the Paragon English book for Grade 6 students in Nepal. He teaches Business English to Bachelor’s level students of BBA and BIT at Nepal Business College, Biratnagar, Nepal. Recently Sushant recited his poem “The Poetic Burden” in Kalinga Literary Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal. Sushant was recently awarded with Indology Best Poet Award 2022 from West Bengal, India for his debut poetry book “The Poetic Burden and Other Poems.”
