Dalit Literature, I deplore it
That the non-Dalits are writing,
Putting it to word
And with it,
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She is also a loving daughter
Of her father,
The loving daughter of her affectionate daddy,
Do not,
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The world has turned into a mart
With shopping malls, beauticians and designers,
Florists and saleswomen,
Managers and executives,
...
It is a great day of feeling,
Feeling and thinking
And looking up to
In utter reverence and repentance
...
Thomas Hardy with the teenaged, girlish second wife
Comparatively young for him,
An old author,
The secretary sacrificing her life
...
Many a time tried I, but it did not come
To my turn,
Neither did you give it to me
Nor could I myself,
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Many a time tried I, but it did not come
To my turn,
Neither did you give it to me
Nor could I myself,
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The girl of the sweet dreams,
My dreamgirl, your dreamgirl,
Coming into the dreams,
Visiting us often,
...
The Americas that I do not know,
Not the States,
North America,
But Latin America,
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O Allah, Khuda,
My God,
What is it happening
In the name of religion and governance,
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