Rubbersoled
dog invisible tags me fugitive on empty street
sun keeps us in spidery web my sequins caught in silk his eight eyes unblinking
sombre harmonies of sluggish sound under high notes of whistling wind
Mani Rao
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dog invisible tags me fugitive on empty street
sun keeps us in spidery web my sequins caught in silk his eight eyes unblinking
sombre harmonies of sluggish sound under high notes of whistling wind
Mani Rao’s “Rubbersoled” reads like a brief, uneasy dream of being watched and pursued. The speaker is a “fugitive on empty street,” followed by something unseen—an “invisible dog” that tags along, making the solitude feel threatening rather than peaceful.
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