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To the sweater knit by my mother
Smelling of the cinnamon on her fingers Knit with soft yarn and verses of her prayers A cushion against the world and its weathers My cozy armor Note: I only… Read more »
Someone Heard
It was a dark and stormy night; amid thunderclaps, I heard his elephantine footsteps approaching my room. I shrank into the carapace of my blanket, like a terrapin, and beseeched… Read more »
Ramadan Prank
Time has become binary for Ammi. When I call her and ask when she will visit her sister or when she will get the doors painted, she says ‘After Ramadan’… Read more »
I find my marriage
This poem was published in print in the Spring 2018 issue of The Opiate magazine:
How to make mango pickle(my mother’s way)
1. Pray and wait for a stormy night in early summer, around mid May/early June, to give the mango trees a vigorous shake and drop the green mangoes to the… Read more »
After seven labors
“Seven daughters, Ma. Why do you worry?” “Your father should never know.” “What does he want an heir for? He has nothing.” Our bus trudges to our village from the… Read more »
Ecstasy
Extra cheese on my large beefy Chili resting on a bed of warm Spaghetti tossed with butter. Thick cut steak fries seasoned with salt And a slice of cheesy garlic… Read more »