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My father wants me to be a famous capitalist

September 28, 2020 By Nirvana Haldar 3 Comments

Photo by Ross Sokolovski on Unsplash
A land, clean, civil
No oily, heavy tar breaths.
Thanks yous, apologies, roll from wrinkled lips
A marvel shock, a stainless culture,
Safe enough.
Memories brown and green, still fresh,
No need for resistance.


Business is not the best. 
I will send you money once I get the transfer.


New faces, marred with foreign soil,
A two by two cubicle. Peace
The moral panic of the western light.
No complaints.
Acid reflux below the ocean’s heart
And the storm, the storm waiting to wrench the earth’s belly.


You’re going to be famous, I know.

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  1. Firdosi says

    September 28, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    This is gorgeous! A little reminiscent of Ezra Pound’s imagery.

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  2. Vansh Shah says

    September 29, 2020 at 12:24 am

    This is beautiful. Says so much in so little

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  3. Anjali Sharma says

    October 7, 2020 at 2:39 am

    This is so beautiful but so chilling. Great work!

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