Poetry at Sangam

SangamHouse

 










ANYTHING CAN MAKE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE RISE by Hemant Divate

(Translated from the Marathi by Mustansir Dalvi)

no iodized salt in food
your BP’ll go up

no gods in poetry
or your BP’ll rise

on the days of bandhs
or on any other day, newschannels
can make your BP escalate

if you see your doctor
your BP soars

a health show on TV
can make your BP roar

uncertainty at the workplace
pop goes your BP

thinking about BP
can give you BP