******* Later That Evening Poem by Rehan Hyder

******* Later That Evening

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I sat there alone
inert
protected inside a frail foil
that stood between
fear and fact
between my denuded insanity
and sneering emptiness
I was there
and then I folded
my existence
and put it inside
my breast pocket

[ A sequel to 'On August 21,2008']

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Indira Babbellapati 17 September 2008

acceptance of helplessness...we all hv our pockets full, don't we?

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Dr.Wardha Jawdat 16 September 2008

at times the helplessness evinced by circumstance is such that even a pocket would seem like acres for the littleness ones person is reduced to....bravo....impressive and moving

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Margery Rehman 07 September 2008

Very moving and nicely put as a sequel to the irate tone of the other. A true feeling for words. Beautiful. Margery R.

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Yvonne Rautenbach 07 September 2008

'folded my existence'..was that your wallet or a photo of your mother Rehan? - Very enigmatic words (o:

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Sathyanarayana M V S 05 September 2008

Very expressive poem. I liked this style of telling things.

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