Tuesday, April 10, 2007

To Shakti Bhat


I didn’t know
Our last words,
As you were leaving Little Theatre
Said in the midst of a seminar
With pushy seminarians around us
Would be our last words.

Goodbye Shakti Bhatt,
Goodbye Shakti Bhatt.

May your gentle soul find solace and peace
Away from the cares of this depraved place.

Goodbye Shakti Bhatt,
Goodbye Shakti Bhatt.

May your soul never hunger for freedom
In the portals of your celestial kingdom.

Goodbye Shakti Bhatt,
Goodbye Shakti Bhatt.

May your name shine on those heavenly scrolls
Among the great writers for whom the bell tolls.

Goodbye Shakti Bhatt,
Goodbye Shakti Bhatt.