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The Silent Scream: Love is a Dream

Ambition and power have their own stories 
Unlike the story of the unknown savage wind

The smoke, invading the sky
Has wiped away the smile from the innocent lives.

The sound of the laughter
Drags them to the burial ground, where
Cries for a life is rampant.

Love is now a midday dream.
As the streets with the moonlight
Steal the darkness of midnight.

Picture design by Anumita Roy

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Rajashree Mohapatra
Rajashree Mohapatra, born in Odisha, has received her master’s degree in 'History', and 'Journalism and Mass Communications' from Utkal University. She is a teacher by profession. Being a postgraduate in 'Environmental Education and Industrial Waste Management' from Sambalpur University, she has devoted herself as a social activist to the cause of social justice, environmental issues, and human rights in remote areas through non-governmental organisations. Poetry, painting, and journalism are her passions.

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