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Ankit Raj Ojha - Home

from One Minute Poems by Rancid Idols Productions

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Home

It is easier longing in absentia than
watching your beloved hometown fade
in instalments with each summer visit;

the majestic peepal tree of your childhood—
once sacred, haunted, having stood
guard and witness to your bloodline—
now a giant plumeless scarecrow,
awaiting, by resigned consent,
uprooting by non-Hindu hands;

elders who like old gods reigned supreme
in their once-kingdom,
now pillaged ruins grown smaller
since they last blessed you in person;

streets once wide enough to
accommodate your wildest dreams
leaving room for more,
shrunken to shocking miniatures
too small to tread;

random acquaintances—flesh and blood
and fun and frolic in your fond recollections—
contaminating your memory by deviating
from your script promising happy endings;

the fading phantoms of your ancient town
compelling you to yearn from safe distance.

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from One Minute Poems, released October 6, 2022
'Home' first appeared in Paddler Press Volume 5 - Summer Fare.
paddlerpress.ca/issues-trip-log/?amp=1

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