de SOUZA PRABHU by EUNICE DE SOUZA

No, I'm not going to

delve deep down and discover 

I'm really de Souza Prabhu

even if Prabhu was no fool

and got the best of both worlds.

(Catholic Brahmin!

I can hear his fat chuckle still.)


No matter that

my name is Greek

my surname Portuguese

my language alien.


There are ways

of belonging.


I belong with the lame ducks.


I heard it said

my parents wanted a boy.

I've done my best to qualify.

I hid the bloodstains

on my clothes

and let my breasts sag.

Words the weapon

to crucify.


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