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Thoughts of a Banana Farmer

Now I

want to be a banana 
plant, swinging in the wind,
free from the knots of debt.

The shards of dreams won’t wound
me again. Ever. I’ll never be hunted
by the loan sharks with serrated teeth. The 
weevil thought cannot perforate the corm of my peace.

Away from the waves of suicide, I’ll live–listening to the
Asian koel. I can decipher that song. Someone may drop 

nutritious love into my heart; my roots will be wet 
with kindness. My cigar leaf can grow straight
into the light. The blossoming of

altruism will come out, opening my 
skull– budding. My end is made 
serene- calm, by the cogitation

of my fruitful

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*First published in Native Skin.
*Reprinted in The Literary Hatchet.
*Poetry Nook Weekly Contest Winner.

Copyright © Fabiyas M V | Year Posted 2025