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afnanhossen
afnanhossen
23/M/Bangladesh Emerging writer and English teacher from Bangladesh. Turning thoughts into words. linkedin.com/in/afnanhossen youtube.com/c/AfnanHossen
Standing on my own— on these two legs, I finally feel sufficient. I know how hard it was to get the attention of others while asking for help. The people I knew gave me shadows inside a home. Whatever I did, I had to move through their control. They dominated me, showed me ways to survive. But now— on my own two legs, I am complete. I know the path I chose is filled with crises and suffering. Still, suffering feels like the essence of a flower. At least I chose something extraordinary. I represent myself now. My two legs are enough to carry me forward. The more I need, the more I go through it alone. I do not need to answer everyone’s questions, nor ask for permission anymore. My legs help me not only in work, but through the weight of worldly things. I move things from here to there with my own freedom. Now I walk through my own shadows. They do not copy anyone— neither do I. I no longer follow every instruction thrown at me. I do what remains within my reach, within my boundary. My legs never stop. They never weaken. Because they have worked, they are workable in this world.
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May 13
May 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM UTC
The Weight of My Legs
I've seen a lot Now name only a few Walked by the side of river Drowned from the eyes Left me from my madness Now I'm nowhere between the day & night But only looking at the lunar Soon all on a sudden Heard I'm forbidden from it as well
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May 5
May 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM UTC
Left by the Lunar
I wish to play forever, Day and night, knitting dreamily, from the morning, making things messy. We became kingly, filling out time easily, just to make my mom angry and let her fingers on my face, helping her exercise freely. My face remains cloudy, making her face gloomy. The play never ends, nor the sportsmen.
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May 5
May 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM UTC
Play of Anger
Maybe someday as a dream a beautiful day will come and speak to me Maybe someday as a dream a beautiful day will come and ask me why my heart feels restless why my mind keeps wandering in sadness I will stay listening for a while standing in a park hearing a few words floating gently as if they are drawing pictures inside me For many days, I don’t know why it just feels strange everything feels strange somehow why there is this trembling inside my chest as if someone is calling me softly as if someone is saying my name as if someone once called me beloved why does it feel like this something was said long ago now it feels forgotten suddenly, a strange affection appears unspoken words rise again something inside me wakes up quietly surrounding me maybe someday it will all make sense maybe someday everything will become clear
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May 4
May 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM UTC
Maybe Someday
It’s a new one now. I’m drowning from wings to worms, as I already sense such news before I even pass through it. I feel it moving in my blood, and I don’t let it stop— as if I have nothing left to hold onto except this. I wish I could hold my adventure, the things I am going through. The beauty of pain feels eternal, like it never really fades. I’ve already tasted the elixir of you, and bloomed through all the paths of my life. But now it seems the path is not easy— and I am just an owl preyed upon in the dark. I am stuck in my own threads, and even spiders can’t help me now. And when I needed the scissors most, to shape my garden, I was given decades of vanity and repeated errors.
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May 4
May 4, 2026 at 12:31 PM UTC
Do I need a title for this?
I hold a broken pencil in my hand, The lead keeps breaking again and again. Still I try to write, Messy lines, no beauty, no style. I chase many things at once, Singing, teaching, calling strangers, Starting everything, finishing nothing. Always running, always tired. I speak from my heart so someone may understand me, But the more I speak, the more I feel lost. I tried my best to learn my language alone, No one ever showed me the right path. This is my first poem, Not perfect, not beautiful, Just honest like me. Still, I’m writing. I won’t stop.
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May 3
May 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM UTC
Broken Pencil