Could I borrow your shirt
and keep it throughout the years
so that when the flowers bloom
and the women cry
I’ll have a home to seek refuge.
Could I borrow your shirt
sneak it through airports
so that when the gap between my countries grow too wide
I’ll have something
to bridge it with.
Could I borrow your shirt
and keep it throughout the years
so that when the flowers bloom
and the women cry
I’ll have a home to seek refuge.
Aitijhya Mondal is a 15-year-old author who has been published in several anthologies. She mainly writes free verse poetry. She is aspiring to publish her own poetry collection soon.