The eyes of a monkey. Rhesus amber eyes.
Intention sealed in murky sclera.
Moon-snail shells: whorled breasts.
Owl’s silence on a branch.
The monkey’s small sharp teeth.
His mother’s stomach flattening as she nursed him.
The whites of our eyes. Giving us away.
Infant following a mother’s gaze.
Sun shades along the ghat. Beads recited.
Thread across a young man’s chest. Sutras chewed upon.