Why Cant The Hijra Live The Life He Wants To Live, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
born as
a freak or
an accident
of birth
luck by chance
he begs
prostitutes
earns his living
through
badhai and dance
looked down upon
stigmatized
insulted humiliated
by every glance
the silhouette
of the hijra
in his mudra
in every nuance
ardh nari nareshwar
neither man
nor woman
the untouchable
created as
androgynous
anomaly
in a cosmic plan
testicular tragedy
his gender spans
wastelands
of vast expanse
at koovagam
on the death
of lord iravan
weeping crying '
breaking bangles
a new widow in
a spiritual trance
a gaping hole
where once a lance
