from: “Three Urdu Poems” by Vijay Seshadri

April 29, 2024April 2, 2024 Guillermo

from: "Three Urdu Poems"

don’t know why she still keeps my heart,
as useless to her as an unpaired sandal.

Fate abhors me and I abhor fate,
and prayer can’t reconcile us.

It’s as if you’re with me when I’m alone.
It’s as if I’m alone when you’re with me.

Seshadri, Vijay. “Three Urdu Poems.” 3 Sections. Graywolf Press, 2013, pp. 16-18.

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