THIRD EYE

 

N. MISHRA

(Translated from Oriya by the author)

 

Grant me a third eye!

I can read

the venom of man’s heart,

the process of denaturing

the evil spirit of man

if possible, I can also know

mankind’s agony,

the travails of future

in advance.

Grant me a third eye!

Like Sanjay

I can tell

the events of war

and the awe-inspiring Viswarup

to the modern Dhritarashtra;

I can calculate

the permutations and combinations

of all elements in mortals;

Like a phoenix

I shall rise from my ashes

from the quagmire

of lust, greed and anger.

 

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