Kali

Kali Kalratri, Moharatri, Maharatri, Kali kalyani, Kali Kalrupa, The Dark Goddess, The Night of Creation, The image of Kali, How to imagine it, How to make, unmake! Kali, Shamshana Kali, The Kali of the Crematorium, Of the sadhakas and tantrikas, Kali, Shyama Kali, Bluish, Blue-coloured Mahadevi, Shyama, What is She, I don't know? Kali, a statue of Kali, You worship Her Controlling your fascination and temptation, Human lust, greed and gratification, Kali Kali, Mahakali Grand and Magnificent, Bizarre and Grotesque. With the red blood-dribbling Tongue Out of the Lips Held out in Anger or As for diminishing sin on earth Or trampling Shiva Under Her Feet, With a garland of human heads and hands Wreathed around the Neck And with the weapons in held In the four hands And with the sword, A man-head held by hair, A snake And the conch, Mother looking furious. Mother with a sword And the Tongue out of the Lips In the Anger of Her Own, The Long Hair Waist-long, The Bindi Spot Just near the Crescent On the Forehead With the Painted and Pearly Half-sleepy Third Eye.