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Defining the borders 
with guilds,

a body hangs on a rope 
mauled and fabled.

I am making a fool of myself 
to find your hand.

Watching the world upside down, 
the  ailing Buddha- 

was dying. I don’t own the day.
Tomorrow will not remain yours.


Satish Verma
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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