On the fifth floor
Of my test center
An old man
Is basking in the sunlight
His fingers Jump
Madly across pages
Filled with equations
And Formulae
Some kid must've
Dumped the notebook
On his way
To the exam hall
It was deadweight
Now
The cleaner's eyes
Are brighter than the sun
About the Author: Akshat Khare is an Indian poet whose experiments with writing are directed towards developing a post-postmodern poetics. He is the author of Delhi Blues and Other Poems (2020), The Book of Saudade (2022, PANK) and Truth Be Told: A Tragedy in the Making.