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Survivor

Through the mire, she dragged On her elbows and knees, Her battered, bruised self Bleeding, ragged and ravaged. Scathing words dealt blame, Told her, to dress better Entice and allure lesser- Be less human, less female. Cast down eyes cast … Continue reading

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endurance in silence

Little did she know, the fire that she poured Burned and razed, heavens and hells galore; It never paused, it consumed and gnawed- Till ’twas all that lived, raged and breathed in him. N.B. Contrary to what we think (or, … Continue reading

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After this one

Is there a heaven? Where I can find you again? An afterlife? With redefined rules, renewed ties? For you, I will believe, I will try- To chance tomorrow, rearrange my life; For if it is not now, it is not … Continue reading

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long nights

as you slept lightly, on your side breathing softly, deeply next to me, I looked and looked, unbelieving incredulous, that this was really true; almost like I wished you into form after nights and more nights of imagining, dreaming (and … Continue reading

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the fire of being

in moments of languish, and slowly bokeh lights hailing loss of sanity, and fading, waning life- suddenly derailed momentum, in a burst of fire that brings forth revival, in a quest for survival, the zeal flares incandescent, burning hot- show … Continue reading

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খেয়ালী

একলা সন্ধ্যের বিষণ্ণতা, যেমন ভীড় মহলেও কাটে না তোমায় পাওয়ার উগ্র নেশা, আগুনেতেও পোড়ে না। তুমি যেমন আগন্তুক, অন্যকারুর কাছের লোক, আমিও তেমন খেলনা-পুতুল; দম-দেওয়া বিদূষক। তুমি যেমন সত্যি নও- জাদুবিদ্যায় চমৎকার আমিও তেমন মায়ার মত, ক্ষণস্থায়ী ভ্রান্তি তার। সূর্য … Continue reading

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ইতি

এমন একটা গল্প আছে, তোমার জীবনেও অল্প বয়সের খেলার মত, কিংবা মতিভ্রম| আমি চললাম, এই কথাটা তোমাকে গুছিয়ে বলতে চাই, যদি পারি, চেনা আঘাতটা বেদনা নয়, মুক্তি হয়ে যায়| তাই খাতা-কলম হাতে বসেছি, তোমায় চিঠি লিখব বলে- এমন চিঠি, যার … Continue reading

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winding down

I won’t ask, I shan’t want I will not let my mind wander Trick the heart into believing That happiness lurked right around the corner. Image courtesy

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Untouchable

That radiant smile disappears When his eyes shined into mine Which nary a moment ago, With joy and expectation, were aglow. Oh the irony, of loving a fallen man And be a reminder of indelible sins- You want to be … Continue reading

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Mirror

Pinked lips swollen and bruised Kohl eyes that were sunken holes Fine skin was crisscrossed, shedding And against the pale and bloodless Ran dried black tears, aimless Like paths in wilderness, staining. The mirror replied as such. To the pretty, … Continue reading

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