The Mark of the Hijda
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1
born man a woman she became
with the billowy feathered saree
hidding her adrogynous shame
hunted shunted
predatory game
to her sorrow
to her dark moments
nothing but her ownself to blame
a fistful of gender equality
she wants desperately to reclaim
her posterity broken thrown
out flower pots
injured flowers
to add to the notoriety of her fame
yes a dwarf with a very tall claim
