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Sudeep Sen

Independent Homeland

Independent Homeland

Independent Homeland

Bophuthatswana appears pock-marked,
      engulfed by the South African terrain.
Transkei, Ciskei and Lesotho too, are arced
      to suffer the same fate:
Tongue-tied, colour-coded, land-locked.
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Independent Homeland

Bophuthatswana appears pock-marked,
      engulfed by the South African terrain.
Transkei, Ciskei and Lesotho too, are arced
      to suffer the same fate:
Tongue-tied, colour-coded, land-locked.

Independent Homeland

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