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| 18/11/1971 |
| UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN |
On the birth of a deformed set of twins, reported in the newspapers on 18 November 1971. While doctors were debating how to separate the infants, the twins died. The analogy is with the West-East Pakistan conflict. White robed angelic orders revealed
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Its presence, from mortal eyes concealed
a vision of cold omen, congealed
in expectation.
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“Blessed art thou ! From they chosen spawn
shall comforting word in flesh be born,
to unite the faithful, at present torn
in dissension.
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The twin-bud shame, the cloven thorn
laughed and cried at once, as if to warn
a cleft nation, already self-sworn
to self-destruction.
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Two separate minds were crucified
To selfishness, as brother denied
Existence to another. Both died
without salvation.
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O, hateful womb! Does warped infancy
Carry dark messages for humanity?
Do we have time to save ourselves
through fraternal reconciliation?
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[Unpublished.] |
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| 18 November 1971 |
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