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May 18
Brown picket fence,
crossing borders—barter,
of custom(ary) dowry,
and nikah beyond wali.

Foreign weather,
foreign tongues,
foreign sparks.

Permit—ssable
by nature,
but not
legislature.

Pretty passport, privilege.
Permanent identity—
self-interest,
lineage.

🪪
On guise of love, passports, and circumstances.

_________

© Ayisha Rahman, 2025
Ayisha R
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Ayisha R  101/F/Down into the rabbit hole
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