Here and Now

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Here and Now

Here, no one exists—I am myself,
present yet absent!
Mingling with the earth, when will the soil merge again?
Does it exist at all in its essence?

The market of Shrikanta rises,
how long will the fog linger?
See, I am here amidst the chaos,
see, in a silent journey, in a fleeting moment.

Life flickers—light and shadow,
the visible and the invisible!
Yet in this fragile city, markets are set,
I cannot understand the rules, the mystery remains.

Thorns at every step—endless obstacles,
yet I do not abandon the land of desire!
What a pictured humanity—a diverse world,
I continue on, yet I do not relinquish hope.

7 Bhadra, 1424 — D.C. Road, Chattogram