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These days

byCarol D'Souza
February 16, 2023
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“Construction” by Alexandra Exter, 1922-23

What’s in a name? A name is a millstone around the neck these days
Well, not if you are a Shiva or an Isha. Can’t be a Noor or a Nick these days

However far from the tree, you are told, one apple is every apple is a bad apple
My pork-eating, beer-drinking lover finds himself invariably in the thick these days

Being a woman is a musk I can’t shake off I tell her. It follows me everywhere
Straightening her hijab, she differs. Says, on her, that’s not what sticks these days

Laal, hara, neela have been whitewashed in the service of a single colour
Who knows about love, but kesariya is the colour of bootlick these days

Yes, in times such as these the blood on the streets does crowd out the lilacs Blaiz
But let your open heart not close like a fist, driving out what’s left of magic these days

© Poem Carol D’Souza

Carol D'Souza lives in Chennai.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the writer's own, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Indian Writers' Forum.

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