He smiles
he laughs
through the bars
to shake me up
from my early morning dreams
with a hug
of a good morning
clanking a huge bunch of keys
into the cage of my life sentence.
Author: G N Saibaba
G N Saibaba is a teacher of English literature. Presently in Nagpur Central Jail under a life sentence for so-called Maoist links. Prof. Saibaba is wheelchair bound
A Letter to Anjum from Anda Cell of Nagpur Central Jail
Professor G. N. Saibaba writes to Anjum, a central character in Arundhati Roy’s new novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
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