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There were no vulture cries at
the electric crematorium
only cell phone beeps

vultures don’t come here
anymore
they migrated to bigger cities

too much multiplication
but not enough dead
our city ranks too low
on the misery index

they bury the dead or
burn them
not cosmopolitan enough

men eat all the dead pigs
or sell them
other animals die only in custody

there isn’t enough food for vultures here
they migrated to bigger cities
where bigger vultures
repeat success


© Jatin GandhiFebruary 1998