Anuradha Bhattacharya
Grace
Like a tiger striding up a narrow lane
Between two muck heaps,
No turning,
Rebuffed right and repelled left…
How far, o how far!
Before the feline compulsion
To dignity break its charm
And a hare shudder and faint?
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