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Homelessness
I make homes. I destroy homes too. But I have my home. My comfort zone. And while sitting in my zone.With all the accessories around me. Mine. Defined by me. Me, defined by them. Like your bed. And the bedsheet. And the attached bath. And the hanging towel. And the entire yours. The entire you.…
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Random Numbness – Nov 2023
The whole world is going down. See local. Nawaz of 2013 was better than IK of 2018. But the current Nawaz is the worst form of Nawaz himself. Even though the film of filth is being run by the boys, the cast is being degraded without any substitutions. Then we have hypocritical pains. We didn’t…
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Forced Migration
Around 12 million migrated during the Partition of 1947. Roughly, 6 million had to leave Pakistan and 6 million had to leave India. Most of the migration happened within Punjab – that was once undivided. (The numbers vary according to different sources). That wasn’t a happy migration. The painful stories are part of our literature.…
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Bureaucrat, Lahore & the Smog – 2023
Smog covered Lahore for the first time when PMLN was in power. It sustained during PTI’s tenure. And then continued through PDM’s episode. It’s been a decade; got uglier this season. Today, it covers three divisions. Like 9 cities. Successfully. Do you know who remained constant all this while when political pawns were being placed…
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Hear My Plea!
Hear My Plea: The hypocrisy at national level is not hypocrisy. Apparently. It’s state policy. And its worse than hypocrisy because it leads to bloodshed. But it is hypocrisy. Nevertheless. Ukraine was owned and helped by the West. America felt the pain in particular. But Palestine didn’t ring a bell to them. Not even in…
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Suicide
Welcome to the abyss! Before we shall be released. Or not. Who knows? But welcome, nonetheless, my fellow human! When I departed, I had a grin. But when I witnessed my funeral, I saw harsh gazes. Unusual inquiries and cruel remarks for me. Although I simply cut my wrist. Not someone else’s. I didn’t explode…
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The Natives & The Palestine
There was an Australian Indigenous Voice referendum on 14th October. For aboriginals – the natives who have been living in Australia for centuries. The referendum rejected the voice. No to aboriginals from Australians. This is a story like Native Americans (Red Indians) in America but a little better. At least Australians are having a debate.…
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Melting Smoke
There’s a version of me. That wants to melt. Not like a molten lava cake served to you. But like a smoke. A melting smoke. You won’t get it. It gradually flows towards the destined slope where it touches the shore of the ocean and enters indistinctness. Without a want. Without a need. Without a…
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The Missing
She can live, Without him. Like she did before, Without another him. And the one, Who is about to come. No one dies, When someone leaves. Parents survive, When the children grieve. And children divide, When the parents leave. The affairs evolve, And companions are swapped. Life partners are changed, While tracks in the park,…
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Vengeance
#JusticeForAmmar reminds the following rules of the world: 1. There is no karma. There never was. Except for some random incidents that happened randomly to make people believe otherwise. Else, million dead bodies don’t kill a single tyrant. 2. There’s only power and nothing else. Those who can exercise power, can exercise anything to attain…