About
Cracked Asphalt seeks to untangle the strings of guilt Sree Sen found herself wrapped in after her move from Mumbai, India to Dublin, Ireland. What is home, beyond concrete, relationships and postal addresses? Born out of worn-out soles, when Sen went fundraising door-to-door in Dublin, these poems are a personal exploration of fractured identities and the essence of 'home'.
Sample poem:
sour apples
the apple tree at home bears tart fruits
as a child, I'd been warned-
sour mouth crevices
juices dripping along elbow lines
pitted seeds longing for the worm
to break through.
at home, it's tart, the apples
worthless in the marketplace
almost evil but not in pies
i'd climb high
for the one beyond my reach
risk a scolding. tart fruits
apples at home, two decades later
the old tree hangs head in shame
an incomplete mother,
the worm feasted upon,
blossoms betraying each branch
birthing a perfect error.
Sample poem:
sour apples
the apple tree at home bears tart fruits
as a child, I'd been warned-
sour mouth crevices
juices dripping along elbow lines
pitted seeds longing for the worm
to break through.
at home, it's tart, the apples
worthless in the marketplace
almost evil but not in pies
i'd climb high
for the one beyond my reach
risk a scolding. tart fruits
apples at home, two decades later
the old tree hangs head in shame
an incomplete mother,
the worm feasted upon,
blossoms betraying each branch
birthing a perfect error.