Shalini Rao Biography

…and singe the night air with embers
Of my ego plastered with Paris
Past lingers on, the perfume stays in bed
All day to wake lazy toes.
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What's a guy like you doing with a man like that, you ask

You mind, I love him, she says, I really do.
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Funny how the grime suits temples.
The Gods seem aloof otherwise.

While I pray,

A lady jostles through mass hysteria
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Whipped out of pockets
(At client meetings and networking seminars)
Shoved under table cloths
Left behind in loos
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Whenever grandpa farted
We were taught not to giggle
Or wrinkle our noses
Just sit still for 30 seconds or so
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