The Hijra In A Swoon

The Hijra In A Swoon, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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born a male
she asked
god almighty
a boon
to make
her a desirable
woman very soon
metamorphosed
now the hijra
over the moon
a clarie de la lune
darkness at dawn
midnight at noon
her flesh was willing
her spirit immune
the hijra lyrical tune
to the ravages of time
she was immune
pursued by
the politician
the film star
the man in khaki
the evasive tycoon
she had them all
under her thumb
including the local buffoon
beneath her windows
love songs he would croon
pitter patter of the raindrops
mumbai melodramatic monsoon
her long list of admirers
from dehradun to rangoon
flowers on her path strewn
a monsoon lover
dressed in maroon
misty eyed june
a forbidden love
stronger than
a Burmese typhoon
born from the soul
of an androgynous cocoon
a pearl held in the mouth
of an oyster in a blue lagoon


main hoon na yeh main kaise kahoon