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winking at a broken mirror the Lord
combs a steel-tipped beard;
the Lady desires a shaved chin;
in a fit, the Lord
--- part atman,
--- part boson,
--- part bureaucrat,
--- part politician
--- camping in thermals on Himalayan ice,
still,
fashions a benarasi thandai,
chews time,
turns tipsy,
breaks a jig,
to an offkey ouch,
leaving the annoyed Lady filing
for divorce;
the Law declines the suit, prefers arbitration;
stay split, stranding creation.