By Natasha Devalia
for her hips sway
and fingers say
what lips may
from ‘75
to twenty-O-five
for whom explosions
have shattered
the most stubborn
slivers of hope
for her hips sway
and fingers say
what lips may
fast forward
to 2020 -
now she crawls
in the shards
soaked
in her own piss and blood
Natasha Devalia is Zambian of Indian heritage living in Thailand. She writes, performs, teaches dance and yoga and enjoys painting. Natasha is the owner of Studio Figure Eight, in Koh Samui, Thailand.