Droupadi and Dushashana

Droupadi and Dushashana

Arun Maji

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Don’t cry Droupadi

Don’t cry.

Dushashana wants, hide his face

He needs your cover.

Give him your wear, Droupadi

Give him your wear.

Making yourself nude and open

Give him your wear.

Naked body is no disgrace, Droupadi

But a naked and putrefied soul is.

Your love, kindness and tolerance

Cover your body

Then why would you need any wear?

Give Dushashana all your wear.

Dushashana is-

A ghost living in a human flesh

A coward in disguise of a warrior

A looser acting a winner

A shame mimicking a victory.

He wants, hide his face.

Secret, he cries in shame

Silent, he sheds his tears

Open, he seeks his cover.

He needs your wear, Droupadi

He needs your wear.

Droupadi

You are the mother.

Think-

Dushashana is such an orphan!

His father a born-blind.

His mother a self-inflicted blind.

His brothers so arrogant.

His seniors so tied to piety

That they don’t even care human being.

Droupadi, Dushashana is so thirsty!

He needs your love

Your tender love.

Show him that love.

Making yourself naked-

Give him your wear and cover his shame

Feed him your breasts and crunch his thirst

Pat his chest and condole his crying heart.

Droupadi, you’re the mother.

Don’t cry.

Don’t ever cry.

(Painting by Del-Borovic)