You've the Brahmastra,
good for you.
You've the Paashupatastra,
good for you.
You've the Vishnu Chakra,
good for you.
You've Arjuna's Gandeeva,
Bhima's mace, Drona's tuft
good for you.
You've Rama's bow,
Anjaneya's tail,
Parasurama's sword,
good for you.
You've power, you've glory,
good for you
You've that..this..
good for you
that..this..you can keep.
We've only Ekalavya's
left thumb
still left with us,
this is enough for us
to fight with you…
My translation of the Telugu poem 'ennunTEnEm?' (from the 1996 collection of Dalit poetry, 'padunekkina pATa') by Suryavamshi.
Tags: Suryavamshi