The Nose-cutter
by

Like the rapist
and the molester,
a nose-cutter with
chilling impulses
emerges from
mind’s murky nook.

He always drops
atrocities
in his wife-bin.
Male chauvinism
creates a
concentration camp
in her kitchen
and bed-room.
He’s her gadget
producing
hypertension.

Her nose ring
is not
merely a metal,
but a
charm-multiplier.

Alas!
Teeth of his machete
take off the tip
of her nose,
demanding
the dowry due,
disfiguring…
Red woman sap
oozes,
staining...

First published in The Literary Hatchet

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