Tuesday, July 20, 2010

tribe







if there..

please ask

o sati

if you

had

to die

for truth..

why could

you not

die

while

living

..?

in death

you left

truth

behind..

why could

you

not

carry

while

living

..?

..

..

..

..says

kabir..

the kavi..

ears hear

the voice

utter..

says..

eklavya..

the child

of a

tribal..

chief..

tribal..

chief…

tribal chief..

says..

i

the child..

of

a tribal

chief..

to me..

the child

of

a

tribal

chief..

voice ends..

the continuous

utterance..




























































form tries

to run..

somewhere..

anywhere..

but

everywhere

feet go..

dear voice

follows..

the voice..

that knows..

what eye

does not..

poor eye

that wonders..

what is wrong

with

dear voice..


















































feet..

are dragging

for some

strange

reason..

the weight..

of what..

God

only knows..

all hand holds

is one

dear fruit..

all heart

holds..

is

one

dear gift..












































hand tucks

the fruit

safely in..

the soiled pockets..

the weight

increases

with every

step…











































everything

is moving..

turning

round and

round..

feet

are still..

yet..

my world

is turning

upside

down..

..

..







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