First published in Countercurrents.org. July 2020
Was Ram a Nepali, Indian or Thai
Or was he from Indonesia?
Celebrated worldwide
human rights
The story trumpeted
with fanfare as Ravana
inflamed burns evils to
ashes and dust
Exquisite dances
with long- nailed grace
Or wayang kulit puppets
elaborate stories of a hero
blue coloured ruler of
democrats that to appease
his protectorate questioned
fidelity with fire in a wife
A glimpse of ancient life.
Did the borders…
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