Had She
Had She Elizabeth T. Gray Jr. Had she stayed Had she not stepped up Into the train that carried them down From the hills to the plane Home through Rangoon and Vientiane She would know that What kailāsaranashiva chandramoulīphanīndramātāmukutī zalālīkārunyasindhubhavadukhahārī thujavīnashambomajakonatārī In the cripple's mouth after he spat At them at the standing boxcars Means is O Lord Shiva on Mount Kailash Moon-Jeweled Serpent-Crowned Ocean of Mercy Remover of Delusion Protect me I surrender |