At the end of Index Finger (Telugu Original “Dukhapu Minnagu” by Dr K.Geeta)

At the end of Index Finger

                    English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original : “Dukhapu Minnagu” by

Dr K.Geeta

For every intolerance
The index finger
Maneuvered at
Only one side

You rascals
At last
Hung us naked
At the end of the index finger!

Vengeance of Sects
Retaliations of Castes
Lunacy of religions
In crooked politics
In Wars and
Coups
And in every assault
You Scoundrels wrought
Our bodies made
The first victims!

The turbulent torment
From the pit of gut
Parading naked
Even when asleep

The body
Bathed in blood
For your devilish greed
Hung on pyre
At the end of withered dreams

Like the raging fire
Streaming lava
The boiling flame
Devouring the days
And nights alike

Yet
We’ve the courage
And the four fingers folded behind
The Index Finger
And there’s half the sky
Behind the dismembered body

(With a distressed heart on Manipur tragic episode)

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