Notice

Notice

it is of course

well known

how men

steal

women’s labor

their cooking

their cleaning

their remembering

every appointment

and calling it all

love

and family

but lately

i have also been noticing

how they also steal

the woman’s

joy

like

all her joy

how the men who have wives

are

as they say in nepali

rato-piro

glowing

joyous

their cheeks rosy

their eyes twinkling

a smile always ready

a laugh always booming

and the woman next to them

is always

gloomy

drooping

tired

exhausted

sighing

once you see it

you cannot unsee it

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hierarchy of affection

 She greets everyone differently

And it is up to us to figure out

And squabble over

The hierarchy

Of her affections

Depicted by it

Some, she greets with a smile

And a ready yelp

With which she jumps

In their direction

One could say

This is the height of

Her attachment

Others,

She greets with a shy,

Hesitant smile

And will go to them

In a few minutes

One could say this is

Coyly affectionate

Still other,

she greets by showing them

Something

She is preoccupied with

Something like a book

Or a picture, or a toy

Just a deflection

Or projection

Of affection

A seeking, of attention

One could say

And then there is someone

Or maybe just one

Who she might greet

Not necessarily with a smile

Whom she blithely ignores often

To explore new realms

Or to delight

In play, in society

Or a laugh or a yelp

But looks at

With a desperate yearning

In times of distress

I would like to believe

The hierarchy

Is not settled

By smiles

But that would just be

wishful thinking

युद्धको विभत्सता

हिजो युद्ध विभत्स थियो
एक अर्काको ज्यान लिन उद्दत
पुरुषहरु
रणभूमीमा उत्रिन्थे

आज समय यति विभत्स छ कि
हिजोको युद्ध
आदर्श जस्तो देखिन्छ

आज 'पुरुष' भनाउँदो
हजार पत्रे किल्लाभित्र बसेर
मात्र बोलीको भरमा
ताकीताकी
बच्चाहरुको ज्यान लिन्छ