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Imtiaz Dharker Quotes

I learn to love the thing that has to be erased, the thing I may not be allowed to keep, sand that runs away beneath my running feet.

I learn to love the thing that has to be erased, the thing I may not be allowed to keep, sand that runs away beneath my running feet.

Imtiaz Dharker
Running, Feet, May
Imtiaz Dharker (2009). “Leaving Fingerprints”, Bloodaxe Books Limited

A circus of stars, your dreams a trapeze, faces lift like mirrored moons.

Imtiaz Dharker
Dream, Stars, Moon
Imtiaz Dharker (2007). “The Terrorist at My Table”, p.156, Penguin Books India

Some day your head won’t find my lap so easily. Trust is a habit you’ll soon break.

Imtiaz Dharker
Lap, Habit, Break
Imtiaz Dharker (1988). “Purdah: And Other Poems”

All night, my face next to your mouth, I hold my breath, listening to yours.

Imtiaz Dharker
Night, Listening, Mouths
Imtiaz Dharker (2007). “The Terrorist at My Table”, p.156, Penguin Books India

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