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  • April 17, 2024
  • Sarala Balachandran
  • Poem

She

An evocative poem by Sarala that celebrates the innocence of a girl-child within an old woman, in Different Truths. Behind her silvery threads  Creaking bones  Wrinkled face Lifeless eyes  Still,...
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  • October 6, 2023
  • Sushmita Gupta
  • Poem

Just Friends

A poignant and intense poem about yearning and wishes. A poem with strong submerged love, by Sushmita, in Different Truths. That winter night,You should have stayed on,With me through,Instead...
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  • March 24, 2023
  • Olaitan Maryam Mojisola
  • Poem

The Letter

Here’s an intense poem by Olaitan, her last wish to her fellow-beings, wherein she speaks of the Judgment Day, in Different Truths. WhenThe gateOf Jerusalem swallowsMy spirit before dawn, AndThe...
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  • April 16, 2022
  • Dr. Amrinder Kaur Bajaj
  • Poem

When I Die

In a poignant and evocative verse, Dr. Amrinder talks of death wish, exclusively for Different Truths. What can life give me beyond death And that, I accept with peace...
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A Friendship Soured

Hemashri recounts a painful, real-life experience, in a fictional voice, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Syamoli still wonders whether colleagues could ever be friends! She simply...
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