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Feasting: A Letter from Lesbos

Feasting: A Letter from Lesbos

Mandakranta Sen

Blood is on her face, chest; blood is in between her legs—
This wild smell of blood has made me crave and beg.

This fleshy smell of blood has made me lust for more—
In the sea of desire, this is the triangular shore.

Is she a man, or a woman?—Who’s there to determine?
I’ve seen her in the dark—she is my light, she’s mine.

translated from Bengali by the author and Sudeep Sen

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