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Of No Importance

I need to move,
To some other place
Away from all this mayhem

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Are we free?

To speak without fear of judgment
To write without pangs of guilt

Dreams of Dania

Kamran lives in the old part of Lahore, near Lahori Gate. Living there, he says, makes him feel in sync

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The Guava Woman’s Crèche

Remembering sweet-tartness, salivating,
People taste them with their eyes.
A matronly woman stoops and buys.

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Dice

Lock that gaze
Lace with an uncanny wisdom, a bitter taste.

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Translation: Two Poems of Mirabai

Mirabai was a 16th century mystical poetess. The object of her devotional poetry is the Hindu Lord Krishna.

Superseded

A divorced woman, suspects misfortunes to rob her again in a new turn in her life; this time it didn’t

Poetry

Opportunity Knocks But Once

The story goes into the mind/psyche of a surgeon. A competitive, aggressive, brilliant, trained professional mind.

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Stand firm

When the battle rages within
between ethics and greed
Don't ever give in
And give up what you value most

Jeenay Do BB

A piece of satire targeted on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan.

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Terra Cotta Soldiers

In thousands, they departed
To defend, to extend

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The Becoming of Knight

Long time ago,
They shed blood
For religion and for glory

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A tribute: To Revathy Gopal

We talked just once on the phone
I, the hopeful poet,
you, established and acknowledged,
friendly, kind and encouraging.

Poetry

A Silent World

There are bodies strewn as far as the eye can see. Are they amongst these dispersed corpses? No! I quell

Catharsis

This house was her mother’s. This house was killing her slowly but surely. She could feel mother’s presence everywhere in

National Reconciliation goes truly National

The National Association of Street and Petty Crimes, Karachi Chapter has announced that in the spirit of the newly presented