Why Didn’t She Report Her Husband?

The trapped serpent 
raises and flares its head.
The beauty of fright blinds us.

My aunt, a woman
with liberty on her shoulders,
without any prompt 
begins to trust us
with her husband’s secrets.

Should we comprehend 
why a woman, even one 
with a sharp tongue and big heart,
keeps the hush in the open
and the rights in a jar?

We turn. The reptile has
disappeared, and our room
is smokey with its fear.

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Kushal Poddar
Picture Nick Victor

 

Kushal Poddar lives in Kolkata, India
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One Response to Why Didn’t She Report Her Husband?

    1. Kushal, I will be listening today for hush in the open and trying to help if I suspect rights are in a jar. Such power and clarity in just a few lines.

      Comment by Tracey Chippendale-Gammell on 20 July, 2024 at 7:25 am

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