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Poem Number New Year

Mahim Maher December 25, 2001

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No ekstasis here.

I am still

in

my skin;

at this New Year’s

party, I have

not blended

in.

This dance

floor feels

like an old

Texas town,

and it’s hard

to forget this is

Pakistan.


The Greek word ekstasis forming the English word ecstasy, means standing outside oneself.

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