No Vacancy
Nature never allows an empty space
Ask the barren womb which nurtures
Its malignant tumour jealously
Ask the middle-aged man
Whose menopausal home
Nails a "help wanted" sign
Hanging from his vacant virility
Ask the mother just back
From her newborn's grave
Whose aching breasts and gaping lap
Sublet the mind
To a tenant named insanity Rumana Siddique teaches English at Dhaka University.
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