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The hands touch
the right earlobe
then grab the knee.
One hand is longer than the other
both hands are equal.
The ear
safely contemplates
the head.
The head
prevents the ear
from happening.
The cheek is scarred.
A long red brick
reverses the lines
on his forehead.
The eye wants
Independence
From the jaws severity.
The head is round
and clean
Almost Chinese.
The nose lends its support
to the eyebrow.
The cloud
and the rock
have met.
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
1973
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