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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Archana Bahadur Zutshi writes


The Other



Frollicking rains

Tempt the school boys

To soak in the element

Under spouting drains.

Stomping lustily the

Muddy waters,

Kicking the rag ball around



Such is the collective charm of the rains.

Bullies come unannounced

To pounce upon an outsider.

The outsider  is a child

Whose parent is a politician

A criminal,

An actor.

They have a punch bag for self validation.



The hunt is more sophisticated

Decry, polarize, above all

Make the strategy appear

An innocent game.

In the bad world be not an outsider!



A young girl confronted

the boy who was explicitly

Being foul in language, to shock her.

A fresh experience…

She took umbrage but this was the faultline.

She regressed to tackle the marauder,

Not as an outsider, she took her stance first,

Keenly penetrative!



Toe the line, girl,

Acquire a grace, and then

Be disgraced for the graces.

You shall be the peripheral outsider!



Take your chance

Be the narrator

Handle the narrative!
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