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Monday, July 25, 2011

Patriarchy

She bows before the sacred fire
family elders
and the priests

they bless
'putravati bhav"( may you bear a son !)
or 'saubhagyavati bhav'(may your husband live long !)


she looks down
at the scaterred flowers
the offerings to the gods
and asks

whom do they bless...
me or themselves?

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