In Memoriam: Kathua…kacchua

Slow surrender.

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kathua, kathua…

the poor move like kacchua, kacchua

prying kuch hua, kuch hua

the police confirm kuch chua, kuch chua

the zealots interrupt kuch nahi hua, kuch nahi hua

the rich sip on their kahlua, kahlua

stung by its own scorpion’s tale

kathua slips into a coma

venom runs thicker when blood ebbs

the tongue switches from dogri to despondency

kathua, kathua, katra katra…