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Reprisal

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I, who have never known
Violence, see at nights
This - the moon-thugs
Finishing off a woman.

Mostly she is eyes
Minus the other marks
That make up a face. And
Her sari, winding red, tears
Audibly.

All my childhood, I slept
With a knife tucked under
Two pillows, for safety.
And that crescent still glistens

Maleficent.

Rukmini Bhaya Nair

Monday, January 6, 2014

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