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Stamp, please
I said
and the fat lady with the pincenez
did. Nay,
on this, shall I lay it down ?
Her brown eyes were red.
I hastened a smile
This for my li'l sister, she
lives in Maine, and
like you she'll
begin service
in a post-office there
soon. She sighed and I licked
the stamp on
and my smile
off. Have a good day,
and I walked away
into a sign
TODAY CLOSING DOWN.
Aman Behal

If

Would you cry for me
if tomorrow I died?
Would your life same be
if of my love deprived?
Would you cadence jus' the same
if my voice be muted?
Would you make up your face
if the light in my eyes bated?
Would your sway have that tease
if my walk crippled were?
Would you ever say cheese
if I lost my laughter?
Would you touch my heart still
if I were to numb go?
Would you also feel the chill
if there were furrows on my brow?
Would you ever give me an answer
if to words a voice I could impart?
I look helplessly as they wither
and die in a corner of my heart.


Aman Behal


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