Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

Toilet Flushing

T. Anders Carson

It rings of endlessly flushing
and re-flushing
My breathing is scattered
as he calls to make a change in
his life.
Cats meow in lesbian pad.
For a homophobic last season
this is a universal U-TURN.
His body is scarred
with broken beer bottles
gashed across has shrinking head.
I’ll head into the outhouse
to hum a tune to the spiders
crawling beneath the seat.
I’ll have to release myself
tonight listening to Coltrane
play saxophone craze.
My heart beats quietly
wishing for a flush
of flesh.

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