The Hijra Posterized

The Hijra Posterized, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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before
I could click
her picture
she transformed
i realized
within a blink
of an eye
the hijra
posterized
computerized
re sized
her pain
capsized
she said
bhai
dont take
my picture
by my folks
I will be recognized
I know you
post
our pictures
on the net
I am not surprised
we are hijras
children
of a lesser god
they call us evil eyed
saying this she ran away
before my eyes
neither man
nor woman
a human form
disguised