Thavaseelan Gopinathan

Our hearts never conversed
Our minds never met
Miles apart were our worlds.
Out of the blue, you walked in
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I may be the devil of your mythology,
Demon was I, haunted were your wise.
You cried for help, your women bore gods.
While nature killed others, your gods killed me.
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Legendary was the vessel, high sky standing was her repute.
Brawny was her strength, blonde highlights were her charms.
Amateur was her command, hardnosed were her sailors and
Turbulent was the Sea.
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Oh, five elements of nature, the serene mountains and rivers,
the mute lives and the astute of the animate beings, who created thee?
It's the god, so said the Brahman, the Mufti, the Rabbi and the pastor,
diverse were their worlds and paths, united was their ‘creation' views.
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The sharks torpedoed my escape
The vultures volleyed fire on my hut
Shield was I for the animal
Bait was I for the beast.
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This is my land, I was born here,
buried my grandfather here, south to his grandfather,
and right next to my father.
The right yard's mine, I whispered to my son,
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The scourging heat blinds my eye,
Soaked I am in my own salty dye.
I walk through a steak House door,
Charred red hot beneath, is the floor.
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