Liberation

Posted on by Reena Saxena

A patriarch lies there
bludgeoned to death by a club
in the shape of a woman

bystanders frozen in shock
recall interactions
-foresee a dark future

Is it a fear
or a nightmare that will dissolve
at dawn?

A shadow steps out of home
Is that a woman
howling?

petals in garlands
turn to flames
long-held concepts on fire
turning to ashes
before the incinerator shrieks.
Freedom at last…

CAPPING SENRYU

Ashes on the pyre
lighter than illusions – glow
with newfound freedom

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #64

12 thoughts on “Liberation”

  2. Striking Reena – Great resonance – mirroring the transition from the physical crime to the spirituality of the aftermath – freedom. I love that you suggest that the very existence of the feminine has become the instrument that dismantles the old order! 🙌

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