— Haris Adhikari
1.
I’m the dirt
of nature,
decaying—
every moment
I live
in the company of maggots.
2.
Sickness
that I am
bestowed with—
from the very birth
I live
in your breath.
3.
I’m the death of yours
into who I am.
I corrupt you
down to your soul.
And you enjoy
what I do.
**
From ‘Flowing with a River’ (2012)
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