Ships in flames

Renuncia a ver arder las naves que has encendido

El tiempo las consumirá. No los cerillos arrojados.

La postrera satisfacción será
el humo asfixiante en tu nariz, el sordo crepitar.

Pero la visión de la destrucción te está vedada.

La mujer de Lot no fue castigada por su dios más que por su memoria.
Llueve fuego sobre Sodoma y ni siquiera dios puede mirar atrás.

La lluvia cesa. Las llamas se retiran del escenario.
La selva oscura retoma su trono
como un dios que no puede amar u odiar.
Sin anhelar o temer,

marchar o morir.

La página que no mancha tus manos cuando la acaricias
es la que está siempre en blanco.

Ch.D.

दुर्गा

Once upon a time the male gods gave a boon to a minor demon, Mahisasura, to the effect that he could only be killed at the hands of a naked female. They thereby turned Mahisasura into a major demon capable terrorizing all the male gods. In order to destroy the demon, the male gods pooled all their energy and powers to create the godess Durga and arm her with their own weapons. On their behalf, they sent Durga into battle against Mahisasura, but they neglected to tell her about the boon. She fought bravely, but could not kill the demon; he was too strong and clever. In desperation, Durga appealed for guidance from an auspicious godess, who let her in on the secret. 

So Durga did as she was advised to (she stripped), and within seconds after Mahisasura saw her naked, his strenght waned and he died under her sword. After killing him a terrible rage entered Durga's mind, and she asked herself: "What kind of gods are these that give to demons such boons, and apart from that what kind of gods are these that they do not have the honesty to tell me the truth before sending me into battle?" Durga felt humiliated by her nakedness and by the deceit. She decided that such a world with such gods did not deserve to survive; she took on the form of Kali and went on a mad rampage, devouring every living creature that came in her way.