for Rima Das and the women of Kalardiya
A poem written as reaction to the film „Village rockstars 2“
when flood comes
the river lives in our house for a while
the bed gets wet
the grain drowns
I only cry when I’m alone,
says the mother
I want to be small again,
says the daughter
men want to buy the land
heavy machines will carve cracks into the landscape
asphalt will pour over the fields
money will change hands
mother and daughter know
there was once a forest here
there once was a river
tree bleeds, resin drips
trees will be felled
bikes will rust
songs will be sung
the field will remain ours
