'Erasure': A poem by Nabina Das, read by the author
b"Erasure \\n(A poem by Nabina Das, from 'Sanskarnama: Poetry for our times', read by the author)\\n\\nTake an eraser. See the damage\\nin the name of corrections. A swipe\\nto unthinkingness.\\n\\nTake a white page. Slowly blow\\nout the black letters \\u2013 some\\nanyway hang by\\ntheir cursive tendrils \\u2013 from\\nthe whiteness.\\n\\nA little green a little torn.\\nI\\u2019m talking of books and histories\\nour heads full of winter\\u2019s tales.\\nI\\u2019m talking of children\\u2019s faces\\nthat have forgotten our justice songs.\\n\\nTake the darkest ink and blot the days\\nTake a pinch of our existence and see\\nhow erasure becomes a norm\\n\\n ***\\n\\nFor more on the collection and the poet, go to: himalmag.com"