Sank into a deeper layer today, below the
fear that you infused with hope and trust,
a layer of agitation and total confusion, I
felt so ridiculous I could barely control my
face - muscles twitched, it was brain-
freeze, feeling ashamed of being me
Shantaram says p.432 humiliation makes us
feel ashamed, striking the heart that wants to
love - when violated we feel shame at being
human - I become the hunchback of Notre
Dame, cannot work or think, I flee from my
existence into being a crocodile
Gregory David Roberts “Shantaram” Abacus 2004
p.432
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem