Thursday, January 05, 2006

Mother

The Original Version

Have you ever guzzled
The last drop of alcohol
And raped your mother?

This is what we do,
Metaphorically,
When we grease a palm
And cut a tree.

© Dan Husain
January 4, 2006

3 comments:

Nicole Braganza said...

This hit me hard. It has drawn such a realistic parallel. It shocks the reader. Brilliant!

Anonymous said...

Wow. That caught me by surprise. Such an arresting piece.

Shubhodeep said...

brilliant, but hard to digest I guess.