Kanjika: Some Lamentations 2

Kanjika: Some Lamentations 2

In this place
her last sigh is thirsty
 
This is not her
 
In this place
her foot has grown numb
 
This is not her
 
In this place
poison has torn open
her back
 
This is not her
 
Her hair is in tangles
after her last bath
 
This is not her
 
Wearing her new clothes
she has looked at us for the last time
 
This is not her
 
Her ashes fly, scattered
in her joyful shrieks
 
This is not her
 
Coming soon
 

Original Poem by

Gagan Gill

Translated by

Lucy Rosenstein with Jane Duran Language

Hindi

Country

India