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A Note Left on the Counter
The most intimate things were always ordinary. That’s how they survived. Continue reading
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Another Take
I wrote this on a day when the city felt finished with me and I felt finished with it. There’s no revelation here. Just fatigue, awareness, and the dull pressure of continuing anyway. It’s about staying conscious long enough not to lie to yourself. Continue reading
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Echo of Alone: A Minimalist Poem on Solitude and Modern Isolation
Echo of Alone is a poem that speaks to the ache of drifting unnoticed in a world of neon and noise, where solitude deepens as faces blur and connections fade. Continue reading
Shayan Afzal 