and rub kohl ashes
down my face.
I rend the Dark Green
garment,
Beating my breasts
and crying into the wind.
I never saw the face
of my daughter,
Never cradled the head
of my son.
Red was never my color.
I find no solace in White.
In India, colors of a woman’s
sari indicate her stage in life.
Green signals fertility and pregnancy.
Red is worn on her wedding day.
White is a sign of mourning.
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