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 Dec 2018 Roshan Adhikari
N
You see my brown skin
And assume I'm a ****.

You see my hijab
And assume I'm a terrorist.

You see the smile on my face
And assume I'm happy.

You hear my words
And assume I'm okay.

But I am not.

Instead I am broken.
Yet I am also strong.

I am dark and rule-following.
I am peaceful and Muslim.

You assume based on
Society's POV.

If you smile
You must be happy.

Fox, CNN, any media
Tells you I am a terrorist.
So the names I get called
And the extra security checks
Are extremely upsetting.

The murders of black folk
Is either considered appropriate
Or it's "black on black crime"
So it's not taken seriously.

Who are you gonna believe
Me or those who don't know me?
 Dec 2018 Roshan Adhikari
libra
there was no masked man in the streets
no dark alleys
no wandering empty city streets at night
it was us
and a bed
and a no that died on my lips
a stop i never said but longed for
it was on those dingy sheets that i became a shiny object
made only to please you
suddenly
i was covered in rust
coming to terms with ****** assault is hard
 Dec 2018 Roshan Adhikari
Kim
We're almost touching.
we were walking side by side,
you're talking about cabs in your hometown.
I can feel the gravity of your hand, calling my fingers
whispering "it's alright."

We're touching but not quite.
you held my shoulder to protect me from the passing cars.
and for the first time in a long while, I felt so fragile.
In this world where I find it hard even to breathe,
you believed me.

I almost said it.
All I need is one ounce of strength to tell you every single thing that I have ever felt about you.

I want to find home in your collarbones.
Would you be kind enough to let a stranger in?
I want to seep in your being because I'm cold.
The world is harsh and my cracks are aching.

Almost.
Please don't ever become a stranger,
whose laugh I can recognize anywhere.
 Dec 2018 Roshan Adhikari
Skye
My love for you
It overflows
But that's nothing new
Everyone already knows

They always ask
They always guess
You wear a mask
We are a mess

They ask if we are in love
You tell them no
But we fit like a glove
You won't let it be so

I know you love me
You said it yourself
I guess you are afraid to be
Be true to yourself

All I have for you is love
All I want from you is love
 Dec 2018 Roshan Adhikari
Sly
All the pain.
All the suffering.
All the loneliness.
All the silence.
It ends tonight.

All the fake smiles.
All the emptiness.
All the thoughts.
All the sickness.
It ends tonight.
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