Contemporary Literary Review India | Print ISSN 2250-3366 | Online ISSN 2394-6075 | Vol. 7, No. 2: CLRI May 2020

Dr Alka Singh

Dr Alka is an Assistant Professor of English at Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, UP. She has more than fifty published poems, seven books and four awards to her credit.

Grave a Sin

Chuckled the buas

and friends whispered,

frowned the granny

and bhabhis too!

What sin is it –

the conscious squirms !

Whom to share

and communicate ?

The red spot

on pants tonight!

When grave a sin –

why the fun?

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