I translated these two poems to Hindi... just keeping it here to show off my Hindi skills... ORIGINAL HINDI TRANSLATION I Was Born With Several Diseases I was born with several diseases And thought that was the normal way I played the flute with lips that bled at every hole. And the violin where the fingers came away. My feet crushed to a pulp while I danced while Michael sang Blood on the Dance Floor. I was hard of hearing as the pus oozed out even as I wore the heavy diamonds and rubies. The exotic silks that I wore were the bandages to my body and as I opened up my thighs I died a million deaths And survived thinking this is life and this is heaven and this is the true bliss of being a woman. Bimariyaan meri paidaishi pehchan thi Bimariyaan meri paidaishi pehchan thi Aur maine socha yehi prakruti hain Bansuri maine hotonse bajaya Harr ched se beha khoon Aur sarangi pe toh un...