"The Gordian Knot" by Aishwarya Lakkakula

 

The Gordian Knot 

She ties a knot 

with a snake in the grass. 

She steps in a water—

Sharks waiting in hunger. 

Her life is a feast 

for the vultures waiting for her to sleep. 

Her nine days' wonder 

Ends with a flash of thunder! 

Her blood is sucked 

and the bones are crushed. 

Her breast is burnt 

and the womb is raped. 

No part of her is left—

even the least. 

The music is faced and the bullet is bitten. 

Only because the knot is tied! 

The knot is tied 

to rape her. 

The knot is tied 

to crush her. 

The knot is tied 

to kill her. 

The strength of the three knots, 

I wonder! 

Stronger than a Gordian knot! 

And her seventh heaven never comes back... 

Departing, not to have a way back.

                                                    - Aishwarya Lakkakula (BA)