Whether it was a curse
of an ever irascible Rishi,
Or a convenient bout
of amnesia that suddenly
enthralled a philandering king,
after an initial heartbreak
Shakuntala didn’t care.
No stranger to desertion
by a bored mother
and a detached father
she gathered all the fortitude
and moved deep into the forest
A single parent to Bharat,
who played with lion cubs
and was breastfed valour
That gushed through her veins.
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