they came at the door rushing
in tens
groped
held
tied me
tight
poured cold colors
yellow
violet
green
pink
sprinkled murky water
bottled from common
tap
they
cheered
laughed and yelled
united colors of India
come evening
they gathered all
except me
for a meaty meal
i asked
why am i not on the
list
you are an outsider of
other caste here
in came the answer
i said
you said
united colors of India
this noon
aha
that was just for fun
and
you were a point of
that
remember
in spite of colors
we still are divided
you jerk
they yelled in chorus
and i died
a racial death
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