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.
Striking sensual lines and the poignant words to describe the feelings...wonderfully crafted!
ReplyDeleteThank 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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ReplyDeletei 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..
ReplyDeleteWell that is seriously brilliant! How come I missed it? The poem does read in those lines....great comment!
ReplyDeletewonderful imagery and apt expression ! great writing..carry on!
ReplyDeleteand heartiest congratulations to you and Deba both !!
-Mayank
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!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteIt's like an inspiration to all women to fight back hard and stand for one's own-self! :)
Kuddos!
thank you so much! It was composed with all those intentions... :) I am glad that the thoght has been reciprocated by the readers.
Deleteits really a powerful expression !!!
ReplyDeletethanks for reading!
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