ANAL HAQ!

THREE POEMS (for Hallaj Mansur)

Bang!

Bengal-land of effulgence and horripilation
Dominatrices,
Flagellating mamma.
Smouldering alphabets and
tear-stained cacti.
I do not know, what gilted speech
and soaring IQs!
Naxalbari and Nischandipur,
Thorny fish and mishti doi.
I am your son from the desert
Give me only
Taka, Taka, Taka.

`maja ayega’

we were in Calcutta
to attend a friend’s wedding
one among our group
was this guy from Tibet

we went to College Street
to buy old books
and to discos in
Salt Lake City Centre
to check out the girls.
someone bought a pitcher
of Kingfisher beer


back in our hotel room
late in the night
this short, dark, ugly guy
came and slapped the Tibetan,
who simply replied:
`come on, do it again,
slap me, maja ayega.’

That night in sleep
his God came to him
with momos,
to whom he said:
`bring it on, you big guy
bring on your big thing,
bring it on, do your worst.’

God said:`come on,
take it easy pretty boy,
take it easy, it is OK,relax
take it easy, majaaaa, maja ayega.’

MILK, CURD, NOW

Millenia ago, two

Brothers were born

One was Isaac, and the

Other, Ishmael

Ages ago

A man gave birth

One was Indian, and

The other, Lankan

Five years back,

A panda bear calved

One was female, and

The other a male

Just a few days before,

She delivered twins

One of them died, and

Everyone cried a lot

Some moments ago

Time gave birth

One was me

And the other was you.