everywhere people--
eyes sipping coffee and smoke
frozen, eddying swirls of neon
ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada, English
ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್
rounding from blue to purple
or eyes don't seem
to discriminate.
a tongue, nose, or mouse caresses
you control the pressure, do press.
Some clicking, too.
Not of growing bamboo,
but the equally speedy-to-develop buds
of friendship, buddies. Sweet, huh?
All this on the first date!
Taste of morning chai, The Hindu and The Economist;
a sip of ras, Mālavikāgnimitram;
Evening tide:
waves magical hips blooming to boom box boys.
Men, samosa, kingfisher,
a German, too! Carlsberg for good measure.
Like black coffee, a real,
one-of-a-kind experience.
Pleasant people and poetic pass-age
in Bangalore where
dance moves tell smutty stories,
a back-bend smile, mental acrobatics;
modern art, media outlets, and food fun.
Cucumber? Spicy Pineapple, anyone?
Hear this: It was all for a good cause!
a Queer Film Festival.
