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Turban Tan

BAGHAEL KAUR

 

 

 

 

 

turban tan
means
the mark of my identity
has blossomed
on my skin

means
sun-filled days
have seen me
basking

memories
imprinted
on the flesh
of my brow

but for them
it meant

identity exposed
amidst horrified
flight

a death
sentence
written
in melanin
contrast

culpability
for the death
of a lady

vengeance
unleashed
through the
burning
of blood


they couldn't run
fast enough
hard enough
long enough

no amount
of courage
could change
the course
of those
searing days

brows aside
their sikhi
was bone deep

couldn't be
removed

neither flame
nor bullet
nor blade
could extinguish
the heartbeat of
Your Name

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June 6, 2016

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