September 21, 2008

On Afia Siddiqui's Son Being Found

The televisions pour open a child returned

To the nation; ricocheting off a destiny
Unknown hidden in walls, Edhi homes, DNA

Strangled by the perfume of garlands
Choking his neck, and the press

An old/new family rejoices on
Camera, uncertain of what to say
Certain of how to perform

The newspapers gloss a child retrieved
From the clutches of a dark, dank
Pit of unknowns, question marks, X and Ys

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