Creator, Preserver, Destroyer,
I'm a Woman, I.
I’m Mother, Mother Earth.
My Being luminous
Heralds the dawn of hope
Cradling nascent seeds of Humanity—
My Blood portends Death,
Erased of all Existences
Hope suffers annihilation.
Sutapa Chaudhuri
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