Tolstoy didn’t possess
the chiseled features of an aristocrat,
Once upon a time there were two hearts
and they didn’t live happily ever after,
Minors are raped and sometimes
rapists are minors – so they go scot-free,
The bride was enjoying vermicelli
with the vermilion on her forehead,
Prostitutes are virgins the following night,
In bookstores – Erotica sells, The Rig Veda doesn’t,
In banks – coffers are on offer,
A diabetic once owned a sweet-shop,
The coffin-maker had a strong immune system,
The nurse was a curse for the newborn,
The barber had a long beard,
The dhobi wore dirty clothes,
Hyenas were chanting hymns,
Because –
Gods and Governments were never together.
© Sabah
