Cini Dasan

Only nine.

She is nine

A girl with fringes and a beautiful smile. 

She is thief, they say

For she stole a toffee

kept for guests visiting the new born.

They drag old stories into her present stories 

Of which she knows nothing 

For she is only nine. 

They laugh at her, mock and tease

\"Take her to the psychiatrist\", they say

While she is playing with her dolls

Not knowing what is happening 

For she is only nine.