Soon after the car hit the dog
There came some twenty crows.
Some flying, some hopping
They ate the driver's sin.
There I saw the one-legged crow
As he hopped near the dead dog.
He didn't have a wheelchair.
Neither did he skip the queue.
I smiled, clutching my crutches.
8 Nov 2009
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are u implying humans give unnecessary reservations for each other?
ReplyDeleteIt's only an observation. You can interpret in the way you like :)
ReplyDeletei remember this piece but i certainly don't remember reacting the way i did. its beautiful, that's my reaction now :)
ReplyDelete//They ate the driver's sin
ReplyDeletereally?
@Nags: Thanks :)
ReplyDelete@Amar: Yes, why not? (Actually, this is nothing new. It's from the Tamil saying கொன்றால் பாவம் தின்றால் போச்சு. I understood its meaning only recently, and used it here.)
I'm amazed to see you say 'Driver's sin'. But I thought you wont believe in that. You believe the chaos.
ReplyDeleteThat may not be a kill on purpose. So there may not be any sin.
why word verification? pre-caution? :)
Ah, yes, that's a really good point. I really don't know if I believe in sin. I just go back and forward. I believe in everything that's convenient for that time ;)
ReplyDeleteWord verification is in place to stop spam comments. I really hate these word verifications, but without them I'd get some 30-odd emails every day, all of them spam. Blogger should improve on this, really.