And So, She Ate
Not all rules were written; some were etched into silent practices, like the plate to be held close to the body but not quite, steady, firm, never extended too far, never tilted in a suggestion. “Take and finish”, said enough to pass as care, a caress, almost. It was a reminder against excess, against […]
If I Were to Go Down in History
If I Were to Go Down in History If it were to go down in history I could say I never met a nawab with a loose tooth, how we pulled out smoke from gums, pulled out fire from bricks, fat hands marinating a fat piece in soaked skin as thin as noon’s preservation cooking […]
Hunger
Hunger They sink Deep into their own bodies And take turns In making themselves Into utensils of skin- One mounting over The fire of the other. They cook Their own flesh Into a sweet pulp of desire. Seething in hunger They start licking The platter Of their quivering bodies Clean, sucking marrows From each other’s […]
The Regal, Dinner
Author’s Note I am not sure how much influence a fictional character can have in a vividly imaginative mind like mine, however, since the time I watched Wednesday (with the help of Richa- my bestie’s Netflix account), I began experiencing (what I’d prefer believing) involuntary psychic visions. Not as intense as Wednesday Addams, though. […]
I Think it Scares Me
I Think it Scares Me i think it scares me i think it scares you when my chest falls up and down with the weight of yesterday’s rice and kozhambu*, when it fills my mouth faster than it filled my stomach, when I look down at the toilet bowl and extend my sweaty […]
Under the Empire
Under the Empire he looks at me for the misery he must get rid of. he soughs as if draining a sewer, sits on the floor, all weight resting on one knee after praying, his body outlines a misty cave in cigarette smoke. he deprives me of air. he lives in this poem, but spends […]
A Bite of Him
A Bite of Him My eyes jiggle around As everyone eats together While I sit with […]
