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Some fragments of time.
Some moments sublime.
Some lingering thoughts.
Some yeses and noughts.
Some presence so dear.
Some laughter to share.
Some instants of grief.
Some feelings too deep.
Some tasks to be done,
Till there are none.
Suvendra C Dasgupta
Saturday 1st July 2023 3:13 am
Ode to the Butterfly Window
I always hoped I’d get a seat next to them—
After so many hours in that chair, you look for anything to make you smile.
Most days I came prepared with things to occupy my mind.
I carried a book of Kate Bush’s song lyrics, called How to Be Invisible, which had been nearly ruined once when I spilled an entire canteen of water in the bag I packed to take to the hospital.
Bu...
Saturday 27th November 2021 5:35 am
Sixteen Wishes
I wished I wasn’t so sensitive.
I wished the raised hands of my dad
couldn’t smack tears into my eyes
I wished to vanish behind the black
curtains of my shut eyes
I wished I didn’t mind that my white mum
visited my school wearing African robes
I wished I didn’t believe in ghosts
so I could keep my stain in those shadows
I wished my home wasn’t broken
my...
Saturday 6th March 2010 4:14 pm
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