SHAKTI

the statues they worship

and the legends they revere

are not gratuitous

in the fabled shakti

they hide the gruesome barter

of real women

paying the price

for the devi

to be worshiped.

the crimson is rich

from the blood

of unborn daughters

and of the

millions who 

bleed every day

or die unceremoniously

for the noble cause

of irrigating the 

harsh soil

of patriarchy !