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 Oct 2023 Sukanya Sinha Roy
The Sick Red Carnation
" π‘†π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π»π‘Žπ‘™π‘œ "
 Oct 2023 Sukanya Sinha Roy
The Sick Red Carnation
" π‘†π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π»π‘Žπ‘™π‘œ "
π‘π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘‘,
π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘‘,
π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘‘,
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘Ž π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘” 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒...
π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑗𝑒𝑗𝑒𝑏𝑒 π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘–π‘‘
π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘–π‘“π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘Ž 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘ 
𝐼𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘£π‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’,
𝑂𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑𝑠
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑠𝑒𝑛 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘π‘’π‘ β„Ž π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘¦π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€ π‘šπ‘œπ‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’;
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘“π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ,
𝐼𝑛 π‘¦π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘› π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ .
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘› π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘›
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘¦π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€ 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘™π‘¦;
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑠𝑒𝑛 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘’β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘‘
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘”π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘œπ‘š.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘“π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ ,
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘—π‘’π‘šπ‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘£π‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’...
𝑀𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Žπ‘‘π‘“π‘’π‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘¦
𝐼𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘£π‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦,
π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘Ž 𝑛𝑒𝑀 π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘’...
𝐴 𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’,
𝐼𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘ β„Ž...
π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘”
π‘†π‘Žπ‘šπ‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘—π‘Žπ‘ π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘’ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ 
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’!
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’!
π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘’,
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑙 π‘œπ‘“ 𝑖𝑑𝑠 β„Žπ‘–π‘π‘–π‘ π‘π‘’π‘  π‘“π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ ,
π‘†β„Žπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘“π‘™π‘–π‘’π‘ 
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘™π‘–π‘’π‘ ...
π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘’,
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑑
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘ 
π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑠...
𝐴𝑛𝑑 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€π‘  π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘šπ‘¦ π‘—π‘Žπ‘π‘˜π‘’π‘‘ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦...
π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘’,
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘¦π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€ 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑠
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐼'π‘š π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘₯𝑦𝑔𝑒𝑛...
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐼'π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘₯𝑦𝑔𝑒𝑛...
𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘€π‘œπ‘šπ‘;
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦,
𝐼 π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’
𝐼 π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘€π‘ ...
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 Oct 2023 Sukanya Sinha Roy
Khoisan
A journalist in Gaza
 Oct 2023 Sukanya Sinha Roy
Khoisan
A journalist in Gaza
He writes of the spaces in between
where few actually notice
taking note of movements
like blowing a whistle
he nibbles on his quill
observing shadows
below his lantern.
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 Oct 2023 Sukanya Sinha Roy
Sarita Aditya Verma
I respect
 Oct 2023 Sukanya Sinha Roy
Sarita Aditya Verma
I respect
I respect myself
So do you

Age is just a number
We all know that

But still we respect
That’s how it is done

Better late than never
We learn
We have to that’s the norm

There are ways to win a war

No more fencing with you
I have crossed the fence

I lay my armour down
I respect the domain

In our heart of hearts
We knew
The boundaries were meant to be

I respect mine
My sanity I reclaim
#wellness
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