The Peahen
A dream wrought by curry
Somewhere in Mumbai
great fans whir against the ceiling
as the old madam reigns
from her rocker and has
the girls come out, one by one,
picks this girl for her own
won't let me pick mine
from those she has parading.
poem by Donal Mahoney
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