Gajra of the quintessential subcontinent woman… holds a great deal of meaning.

…m beyond words, reason,
any kind of compliance — 
I am the power of all the
women who have lived
 — their breath held — 
their wrists forced in
bracelets made of drying
flowers — I am here to pull out
virulent trees from their roots
far beyond the hardened layers
of dormant so…
The Woman Prayer
914
4
Shringi Kumari
Farida Haque
·Follow
1 min read·
Sep 11, 2019
--
Gajra of the quintessential subcontinent woman… holds a great deal of meaning. Very lovely. I can just hear the chant echoing..
--
--
Written by Farida Haque3K Followers
·1.1K Following
Multimedia artist, writer, poet. “I could not have painted myself happy without painting myself sad first…” faridahaque@gmail.com
Responses (1)
Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams