Herons by Madhavikutty
On sedatives
I am more lovable,
says my husband ...
My speech becomes a mistladen terrain
the words emerge, tinctured with sleep,
they rise from the still coves of dreams
in unhurried flight like herons
and,
my ragdoll limbs adjust better
to his versatile lust.
He would, if he could, sing lullabies
to his wife’s sleeping soul,
sweet lullabies to thicken its swoon.
On sedatives
I am more lovable,
says my husband ...
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From here: Madhavikutty, also known as Kamala Das was a prominent Indian poet, memoirist and short-story writer whose work was known for its open discussion of women’s sexual lives. She died on May 31 in Pune, India. She was 75.
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