Drawing Lines
We witnessed from the lens a great distance.
I saw the sea of trees and you said you saw the snow,
or the sun-baked canyon where the river once flowed,
and to hug you, kiss you and bring you closer…
Hiten Chojer (he/him) is an Indian-born writer with one foot in the past and the other attempting to touch ground. He writes poetry and prose, often exploring themes of iden- tity, displacement, and mental health. He published his debut book ‘Gods of Anxiety Be Damned’ in 2023.
We witnessed from the lens a great distance.
I saw the sea of trees and you said you saw the snow,
or the sun-baked canyon where the river once flowed,
and to hug you, kiss you and bring you closer…
Content Warning: physical abuse
When you were a child only books had been kind enough to tell you any stories…
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