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TIGER BALM - Bina (India)

 




TIGER BALM

-         Bina  (India)

 

on my skin,

roaring like

Tiger Balm

is the throb

of today's

news.

news that

swallows

my sanity

each day

with its

thundering

drumbeats

of war and

violence

and rape

and murder

and the

devolution 

of humanity.

news that

deluge you

with floods

in our heads

earthquakes

in our bones 

drought,

in our lungs

global warming

in our

conscience

and famine 

in our hearts 

and minds.

 

news that

mirror

daily horror

but unlike 

the Tiger Balm

after the roar

there is no calm.

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