Written by: Parinaaz Bains
Edited by: Joshya Mudaliar
Illustrated by: Deepshikha Banerjee
The scenery is the same,
Unaffected by the year’s past
But beholds a notorious fame
Now that I have come back at last -
I have this town memorized
Like the back of my hand.
Events that occurred once when summarized
Seem transient like footsteps on sand
Fire flashes in my head
Enormous flames licking the buildings
And swallowing up the dead;
But that's not written in the official findings
The cobbled street still possesses a singe
Only I recall its authentic, brilliant scarlet hue
I think of what caused the change and cringe
The times were gloomy, distraught and blue.
War is easier on the departed
The innocents get slain
And the murderers get martyred
While every living should harmonizes it's pain
Now everything is done with
And my house still stands,
But to find the laughter it was filled with
I'll have to travel to the other land.
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