Monday 11 July 2011

Kali

I have stood before your cigarettes,
Watched the flakes settle on your pen;
My nakedness under your skyscrapers
Now laughs at your limp tie.
Your snakes cannot scare me,
Your sword I have seen through,
The pistol that you hold
Had wished that I died but I didn’t.
Keep the iron rod ready
As after I crush your tower
My lips which played the flute
Will chew your snakes
And I will wipe them clean with your limp tie
And your blood will be my lipstick.

11 comments:

  1. Striking sensual lines and the poignant words to describe the feelings...wonderfully crafted!

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  2. Thank you Kalyan! The poem is about a woman's victory over a male dominated society. She rises above the symbolic phalluses and turns the table around :)Thanks for reading!

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  4. i had this lingering feeling that i was reading the female indianised version of browning's " duchess "...then again i have my way of putting things..

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  5. Well that is seriously brilliant! How come I missed it? The poem does read in those lines....great comment!

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  6. wonderful imagery and apt expression ! great writing..carry on!

    and heartiest congratulations to you and Deba both !!

    -Mayank

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  7. Hello Mayank! I always referred to you previously as Axe Effect :) You're great with the camera, saw a few of your snaps thanks to Deba. Thank you for reading and I hope to see you soon on the 14th next month!

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  8. Amazing!
    It's like an inspiration to all women to fight back hard and stand for one's own-self! :)
    Kuddos!

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    1. thank you so much! It was composed with all those intentions... :) I am glad that the thoght has been reciprocated by the readers.

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  9. its really a powerful expression !!!

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