Sunday, August 9, 2020

Bijoya Mukhopaddha, Poem- Once I Die / Translated by Jayita Mukherjee

 





Poem by Bijoya Mukhopaddhay 



Once I Die


once I die

Love must die with me

Leaving the world as free as a widow harlot,

Free as a man in utter misogyny

Mere hubbub on motherhood,

Terror in the name of union 

The sheer wantonness in love

Scatters filthy air all around 

Love walks the way the animal does,

In cities, in its houses on the roads.

In villages and meadows

It wears out and rusts.

I've watched for long

The weariness in her eyes.

I must die. Along with me the love will depart.

We both leave blessings behind.....

O mother earth! Let loose your burden now.


translated by Jayita Mukherjee 

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