UNTITLED
A. Thiagarajan
  
parent’s day
the toddler asks his mom
to dye her hair

  quibbling
he picks up the cigarette
half done from the road

 
 
peering down the balcony
she sees a panty
settled on a trouser

second-hand furniture mart –
owner's wife locks something
in a cupboards
 
early  evening –
mood being a bit loose
he asks for a screwdriver 

the tall man mumbles –
in a  crowded bus,
I can buy her a shampoo

another mom biting her nails
kids chat and laughing
toddlers  results today