I still feel
her warmth in
my long shirts

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They purify themselves passing through you.
Their unwanted attributes now your residue.
You filter them but you're in vain,
Once you're used, replaced again...

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जैसे
पगडंडियां मिल जाया करती हैं
भटकी हुई वीरान सड़कों से

बिछड़ो तो इस तरह जैसे
नदियां खो देती हैं खुद को
समाकर एक अंजान समंदर में

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"It's startling how shadows can tell stories",
once you said to me nonchalantly.

Maybe that is why
I do not let the light in anymore.

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Love and Religion fought.

We lost.

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Her innocence never noticed
his crossed fingers while he
was making those promises.

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You are that trip
I always plan to,
but never pack for!

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You see a cracked heart.
I see a butterfly coming out
of her cocoon learning how to fly.

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The same uncle who taught her

"A" for apple
became
"M" for monster.

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