Impression of Karnataka
Impression of Karnataka Doorjamb adjacent decor missing From the spirited corner of an unnoticed star. A rosette of partial, compulsive listening Keeping the deliciously frayed senses ajar Color saturated temples carefully coveted, kept Vivid and sacred and unashamed among Heaps of holy dung, discard and refuse unswept Describing thousands of verses who dance over so many tongues Our bovine goddess in her majesty rifles through trash, Banyans bristle with barbed wire burls, In spite, ascetics and trannys hope for little cash, My skin representing disposable caviar and pearls. Plastic propaganda posters tented over headed flowers Plucked before dawn to venerate supreme powers Smile laden eyes offered effortlessly at all hours Reverence and responsibility unmistakably ours Nevermind the mites, could these white clay streaks Soothe the mangled cry of want, and the prize it seeks?