indira babbellapati Poems

I dwell
In the absence
You left behind
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do we have the right
to be called human
just because we know
how to conceal our nudity?
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Under a sky
That never touched
The earth
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there's the sea
there's the sky
the moon and the wind too
a picture perfect setting
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Unexpected thunders
Rolling and flowing as
Sweetest music
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Woman,
Demean not your body
Given to you
For a divine purpose!
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It has been telling me
Many a tale
Of woe and joy
In infancy
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After dancing on the nightly lips
Dreams melt in
The unrealized passion of the night
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When my eyes

For the first time
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How does one define separation?
What does one mean by separation?
Is it when breath is severed from the body?
Is it when the court of law declares 'divorced? '
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