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Tanishi Adhikari

(A)typical Story

Elbowing her way through the crowd,

balancing one big trunk on her head, she vowed

that she will catch this last train

to start life afresh, leaving behind one which was disdain


She soon had a flash

Questioning her, if her decision was rash

A decision of leaving her village, her home

To find peace in a city, completely unknown


The next morning, to her glory

She was in the city of her stories

That she had been narrating to her friends

Of how her life would transcend

Into one, with health and wealth


With not more than a penny to her name

With her hopes high and a clear aim

She set her foot in a place

Where concrete had, trees replaced


Life here was more advance than her imagination

She was clueless of how to handle her miserable condition

She had to find an abode for the night

But there was absolutely nothing in sight


She soon found a temporary arrangement

Lying on the floor with her face facing heaven

She was amazed by the fact that the stars could be counted

And the night sky was rather grey


Today, it’s five years and counting.

One chunk of her story- a part of our everyday chat

As she hurriedly keeps the ragged piece of cloth and the water spray aside,

Her phone rings, “Yes ma’am, almost there!” and she rushes to the next house.


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