a few thousand pounds elephant
weighs a lot
round balls of cotton,
even feather that floats
when vertically stacked,
is another heavier load.
but what is that thing
that weighs the heaviest of all?
perhaps it is something unseen
that is hushed under the breath
sits cross-legged on your chest
like beaming pieces of ember
burns the back of your neck
a combination of letters
that rests on your lips
attempts numerous escapes
but only to fail,
it is a name half spoken,
that shatters the scale.
©amrita