Afshan Gupta
Tragedy Others
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I have no fear of the blue zone because this map is not my only home. I have no fear of the blue zone because this map is not my only home.
My hopes dashed crushed Under your bus wheels My hopes dashed crushed Under your bus wheels
Am not safe, am afraid Of wilder vultures that Am not safe, am afraid Of wilder vultures that
Snatch the phone from this mad man, Snatch the phone from this mad man,
He masks himself in an over-confident person He masks himself in an over-confident person
Living in this country has become one of the biggest fears, Men rolling down their eyes to see gi... Living in this country has become one of the biggest fears, Men rolling down ...
Nayah stopped schooling, And became a housewife Nayah stopped schooling, And became a housewife
I am happy to watch the inner demons fight, Oh! It's such a delight, To feed them gluttony, To fi... I am happy to watch the inner demons fight, Oh! It's such a delight, To feed t...
She screamed until her body broke The flames rose, higher and higher She screamed until her body broke The flames rose, higher and higher
Yes you are alive, your home is, Our thoughts and our beliefs, That is where you now breathe. Yes you are alive, your home is, Our thoughts and our beliefs, That is wh...
And whatever may be the era poverty will never go out of style And whatever may be the era poverty will never go out of style
But then a snowflake fell, And at that moment the time stopped.. But then a snowflake fell, And at that moment the time stopped..
A drop of tear on a blank sheet, A few pieces of a shattered dream. A drop of tear on a blank sheet, A few pieces of a shattered dream.
Sifting through the food bins Are the little hands who should write and pray Sifting through the food bins Are the little hands who should write and pray
“Girl child it is”, They were all mum. “Girl child it is”, They were all mum.
The first time we met, Is still crystal clear to me. The first time we met, Is still crystal clear to me.
I met him at the hospital Seven hours later I met him at the hospital Seven hours later
Everywhere are dead bodies, The results of thousands of deadly rifles, Everywhere are dead bodies, The results of thousands of deadly rifles,
What was her fault? That she got punished What was her fault? That she got punished
The flavors of hunger Follow my staggering steps.. The flavors of hunger Follow my staggering steps..