Dad

by Karshni

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back from the place
a twirling teacup in my gaze
back home to you
ready to throw a punch in my face 

back from the park
a rifle dotted with strangulation scars 
singing like it’s my last 
song of the hour

an old man’s talk
Delirious and fraught
w medicine, bitter, and bloodshot
A rundown desk
my body hidden under it
a never ending clot
you saw

back from the war
Hurling science books on the floor
Back from the dead
Going headfirst into father debt

And I’ll pay with my men
Let them sit in my place and then
Watch them smile
Tell me that I’ve been a good child

But old men talk
Delirious and fraught with medicine, bitter and bloodshot
A rundown desk, a hole inside my chest, I run upstairs, military man’s threat

And I become
The worst of you in one
Embodiment of a violence you hum
The voice in my ear
I still feel you here
A ghost of you
When will it be gone
Begone

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released February 21, 2023
Artwork by Karshni

Written and Produced by karshni

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Karshni Mumbai, India

A singer-songwriter and producer whose work discusses themes of gender, death, indulgence and a fear of ageing, each with ruthless candour.

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