umashankar manthravadi Poems

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1.
Accidents Are Very Necessary

accidents are very necessary
especially when
one is not given a true fate
I think of them as my own
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2.
A Craze Of Lines

a craze of lines
invisible except
under pressure
a hand fugitive
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3.
A Procession Of Women

a procession of women
wrapped against the backs of their men
on the backs of motorcycles
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4.
I Am Waiting

I am waiting

for the next discontinuity
in your smile
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5.
A Blind Man Waking The Scorpion With

a blind man waking the scorpion with
a bent twig. black pendulous upstanding
sting found in the dark. a sharp still bright pain
lighting the spinning hole. brave man. blind man
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6.
After The Dying Fall

after the dying fall
of the crossing sounds
of the bells timbres
there is more death
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7.
Hiding, Crow Fashion

hiding, crow fashion
and remembering only
the act of hiding
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8.
A Withdrawn Thickened Slug

a withdrawn thickened slug
trod upon by too many feet
to ever want to extend its
horns and resume the search
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9.
Year-End Review 1971

among the many who believed
their luck would change
was a boy who did not understand
that others too
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10.
Bright, Yellow Bodied

bright, yellow bodied
can sting even while dying
hard to kill
but you have to kill
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