{"id":717,"date":"2021-05-29T11:02:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T15:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallyfilmi.toutes-directions.com\/totallyfilmi-wp\/?p=717"},"modified":"2021-05-29T11:02:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T15:02:27","slug":"thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-don-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallyfilmi.toutes-directions.com\/totallyfilmi-wp\/2021\/05\/29\/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-don-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirteen Ways of Looking at Don 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on December 26, 2011.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(With apologies to Wallace Stevens)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


I
Among winding Thai rivers
The only moving thing
Was Don.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


II
I was of three minds,
Like a heist
In which there are three villains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

III
Don whirled on the dance floor with Roma.
It was a small part of the pantomime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IV
Don and Roma
Are one.
Don and the special appearance as Don
Are one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of the car chases
Or the beauty of the heist,
Don quipping
Or just after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


VI
Explosions fill the air
With shattered glass.
The shadow of Don
Crossing, to and fro.
The mood
Traced in the shadows
An unexpected twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


VII
O, Vardhaan and Jabbar,
Why do you imagine silver printing plates?
Do you not see how Don
Steals them out
From under you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


VIII
I know Don\u2019s dialogues
Their lucid, inescapable rhythms;
It\u2019s not difficult to catch Don
It\u2019s impossible.
Boom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


IX
When Ayesha flew out of sight,
It marked the edge
Of one of many plot circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


X
At the sight of Roma
On the ground after being shot,
Even Don would cry out sharply:
Meri junglee billi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XI
Sameer has breakfast
With his wife.
Once, a fear pierced me,
In that I thought that package
Contained the shadow of the revenge
Of Don.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


XII
The road is winding.
Don must be escaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


XIII
It was morning all afternoon.
The sun was shining
And it was going to shine
As Don waited
For the sequel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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