Who came, when?
To visit my den;
Does it matter?
Forget. Better.
Leaders came,
Pleaders came;
To play a game,
Who should I name?
Honourable men,
Eight, nine, ten;
Night after night,
Gave me fright.
I was young,
The sadist stung;
My body was bit,
My soul was hit.
Like a thief,
For time so brief;
They came and went,
Drained and spent.
Of father’s age,
Full of rage;
Vented the ire,
Quenched the fire.
Like noble savage,
Came to ravage;
My body, my soul,
In this hell-hole.
Hated carnivores
Like wolves devour;
Body’s each pore
And call me whore?
Of mothers are they born?
To wives are sworn?
If daughters were to know,
What face they will show?
Now I am old,
Body is cold;
Door steps worn,
My mind is torn.
Caught in a whirl,
Born as a girl;
I lost the race,
To save my face.
A bundle of flesh,
Thrown in slush;
Gasping for breath,
Choking to death.
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Vinod Khanna (b.1948) is a Mechanical Engineer and a Post Graduate in English literature. He started writing at a young age and had four of his novels published, while he was barely out of his teens. His debut book of English poetry Lamp Post was awarded with an Award of Excellence as the best book of poetry in rhyme at International Poets meet-2014, organized by The Poetry Society of India, Gurgaon during September 2014. Khanna’s second book was of Hindi poetry in early 2015, titled Lamhon Ki Shararat, which too has been immensely liked by many connoisseurs of poetry. His third poetry book Sentinel was released by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh along with the Vice Chancellor of HP University at Shimla on 22nd July 2015. He also edited an anthology of English poetry titled Spectrum and his poems have figured in many anthologies, worldwide. He is also a member of the editorial board of The Poetry Society of India, Gurgaon and Vice-President of the Readers and Writers Society of India, based in Chandigarh. |
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