The God of the joyful
And the God of the sorrowful
Met on the dawn
Of those who had gone for a walk
Even though they belonged to the same family,
They didn’t even acknowledge one another
The eyes of the God of the sorrowful
Were in the sky
Birds are making fun of him
Clouds ?
They stood their ground,
Stating, ‘ we are not with you’.
The eyes
Of the God of the joyful
Were on earth
Plants on earth
Smile at him
Dogs, cats and horses
Were vying with one another to walk with him.
The God of the sorrowful told
The God of the joyful,
“Brother,
Sometime or the other
On earth, or sky,
Or in the toilet of the passenger train,
Or in the corner of the bar of the poor,
Or in some Hatta in Sharja
Or in the kitchen of the labour camp
Or in a room of a house with rent unpaid
Or in court
Or on some strong tree branch
Or in a pawn shop
Or in the middle of the road where children die from collision with vehicles
Or in some sorcerer’s hut
My people will see you
What will you tell them?
In the storm-like **** of the God of the joyful,
The cosmos started gasping for breath.
translation : Anitha varma
