Modi met with Biden about free trade, China, and more; no mention of riots, drone strikes or bias, the threat of nuclear war— That’s not what this was for! said the lizard outside my door.Comments closed
Poems about the dark times.
Modi met with Biden about free trade, China, and more; no mention of riots, drone strikes or bias, the threat of nuclear war— That’s not what this was for! said the lizard outside my door.Comments closed
Last night, I dreamt my sister spoke up in the council, and when I rose to back her, I felt a gentle tremor. No matter if it’s UP, Kashmir or even Delhi, when your sibling stands, you must stand up with them.Comments closed
-Hauz Rani, 6:24 p.m. Let’s walk out into the light, my love! Why not? There’s time before night, my love. This sky is hard to define, it’s true; both bats and birds are in flight, my love. Recall how we shivered for hours that night— Shaheen Bagh was crowded and bright, my love. This morning, rain washed our smokey sky; Hany Babu’s still jailed tonight, my love. A coward, yes; I’ve surrendered my name— to this broken world, I write my love.Comments closed
These days, we’re told we must be thrilled with drones— our lives? Recorded and fulfilled with drones! to-touch-an-emu is proclaimed a meme: not for dancing; he’s just skilled with drones. Jeff Bezos loves to lower labour costs; in his dreams, our skies are filled with drones. In wartime, hunger sprouts in fertile soil— how many fields have you seen tilled with drones? Obama promised fewer casualties, but did he count the blood he spilled with drones? As US soldiers fled Kabul last week, reports emerged: more children killed with drones. You wake shaking, mouth my name, then sob, While we all slept, see what they built with drones!Comments closed
-September, 2021 Just before the downpour, I thought of Umar Khalid, and how many days he’s spent in Tihar jail. Later, the still sky clung to us like a soggy face mask, and we heard the hard, sharp shouts of thin, soaked men; we’re all just mud and water come alive, comrades— Come alive, we have so little time!Comments closed