Fleeting Soul

He swung the lasso wide to entrap her,
trapped her frame and claimed victory.
Yet baffled to see her glowing visage,
despite the fact that she was locked in a cage,
for he didn’t know,
he could hold her body,
but not her fleeting soul.

Copyright © Shantanu Baruah

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