gods

blue?
gold?
green?
saffron?
seen?
unseen?
his?
hers?

chalay ga
bhaee chaly ga
her khuda
her bhagwan
ab tO chalay ga
srif ik shar't hay
muskurahta ho
warna hum tumhaiN hee
khuda maan laiNgay
tum mano, ya na mano

in the tenebrous
air, am gasping
could use a god
or two
a caveat
if the god/gods are grim
unsmiling
will accord you godship
with or without consent