1984 Widow Colony
Jaspreet Singh
Hope-
For them hope
is a rubber tyre
around their necks
Someone will douse kerosene
and strike a match
Dear Dr. Singh, how long does it take
for rubber to burn fully?
Does it burn slower than a human body?
Jaspreet Singh acted in Montreal Serai's production of The Sulpician Escarpment. He later went on to become a prize-winning author for his short Story collection "Seventeen Tomatoes" and the 2009 Commonwealth Shortlisted "Chef"
Tags: Jaspreet Singh, Poetry
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The perpetrators of the carnage on the Sikhs in New Delhi in 1984 (3000 killed) remain at large (in fact they are members of Mr. MM Singh’s party in power) . so do the perpetrators of the pogrom against Muslims in Gujarat, India (2000 killed-once again the Chief Minister, Narendra Modi was named). Now the Indian state has started a military campaign against the tribals of India with over 100,000 troops and helicopters. Indian democracy is one of the biggest scams of this era.