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.

  Imtiaz Dharker

  Running, Feet, May

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

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• 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

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• 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”

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• 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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