The Mighty Moment
By Samreen Sajeda
And when you again think about
Being little more than a dot of a dot,
Watch out for the ant tugging a crumb
Of sugar on your kitchen counter, wearing
The jewel like a crown on her head.
Unable to pull it towards her, she shoves
It with her shoulder, a tad bit at a time—
The little wrestler is far from giving up—
Determination glowing from this tiny being
As if it were living a lifetime in a moment.
Samreen Sajeda graduated in English literature from Sophia College, Mumbai. She completed an MA in the same discipline from the University of Mumbai. She writes poems, short stories and book reviews. Her work has been published in Muse India, This Week in Palestine, The Bosphorus Review of Books, Guftugu, Indian Cultural Forum, Spark, Punch, The Window Journal, Jaggery, Hakara, and in the poetry anthology titled, Of Dry Tongues and Brave Hearts, edited by Semeen Ali and Reema Ahmad, published by Red River. A poem of hers is due to be published in The Aleph Review.