Don't see me
as a useless blind shell
and throw me away
in disgust
For a minute
hold me to your ear
with patience.
Through me
you can listen to
infinite roars of the ocean.
Though you've separated
my ocean from me
I've assimilated the whole ocean in myself.
Whatever inference
you may draw from that roar,
I speak that language.
My translation of Sikhamani's Telugu poem 'aalcippa' from his collection of poetry, muvvala chEtikarra.
Tags: Sikhamani