The gated community has a 24th floor
A poem by @siru kadhai. The orderliness and abundance of gated communities in Indian suburbs wreaks of a monoculture alien to migrants who build them and live there.
Such an orderly life
Of paved roads
For walking one’s dog
Thorough-bred, loyal
Manicured for company
Much as plants
That sway little
In cardboard boxes
Shipped
As collectibles
That separate dust from earth
T…
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