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January 4, 2023January 7, 2023

Cold Days, Colder Nights

Are you worth the wait?
Are you worth the fight?
Time will tell me,
If you are.

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August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

A Night in the Midst of Nowhere

The stars reminded me of my childhood. As a child, I connected the leads and turned them into a unicorn. It strengthened my faith in the power of creativity.

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August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

Uptown Haiku

one two three four five
six seven eight nine ten eleven
who knows what comes next

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August 11, 2022August 12, 2022

The William Tecumseh Sherman

New York City devours itself
migrants from small feeder cities
of manufactories apples and granaries immigrants tossed out of the churn of global economics

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August 6, 2022August 11, 2022

Carpool Monologue

You might be anxious now,
but driving here is actually a breeze
especially in Oakville.

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August 6, 2022August 11, 2022

The Lures of Diaspora

The words Trauma and Witnessing in the title promises it will be more nuanced than mere irony.

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August 5, 2022August 11, 2022

First Monday of September

“These folks are doing important work, organizing places employing mostly immigrants!”

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August 5, 2022August 6, 2022

Argument

in labor day blue
the generations of sorrow that
can't help but to be seen
as burning themselves out

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August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Focus on the Outside Bets   

You can’t clean up with that tangled string of pearls clutched in your hand. Are you enamored with messy spaces or games?

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August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

The Long Dinner Table

Bengalis were notoriously known for storing away expensive plates for ‘when the guests arrive.’ But somehow, the guests never seemed to arrive.

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