Pulled by your love, around you I revolve
I become the Earth around the sun,
And slowly I transform
Finding the feminine in me awaken.
Published with permission from “Ishwar aur Bazar”, Rajkamal Prakashan, translated from the Hindi by Bhumika Chawla D’Souza.
This selection is curated by Yamini Krishnan.
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