Perception

 

I am the wind;
Magical nymph;
Raindrop;
Spider web;
Or, a plant grown
in defiance of Time;
Flower that has sucked
the dampness of blood
Soil;
Water;
Sky;

Your words would trigger
Symbolizing myself
Into all these and more.
You have never realized
the other inner body
inside my body.

In moments  when
try as I might
to shower on you Love
in some word as
Moon
Star
and so on
I feel terribly at a loss _

Alas
how to disclose the truth
that you
always remain
as body and body alone?

(Translated by Latha Ramakrishnan)

 

S. Vijayalakshmi


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