Rajesh Joshi (India)

They Picked up Colours
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They picked up colours
And killed man.
They picked up music
And killed man.
They picked up words
And killed man.

​They had invented
A new formula of murder
The framed the angry face of man
On coloured walls
Among dazzling lights
With extreme decorum and expertise
And choked the confrontation

And killed man.

Translated by Vishnu Khare

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