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Ninety-Nine Cent Dreams by Karisshma Kaur
Karisshma Kaur

Written by Karisshma Kaur

Ninety-Nine Cent Dreams by Karisshma Kaur

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She lived right upstairs

Bare feet and open books

Just above the street

Jazz and ink danced a waltz

To the medley of her marrow

She lived right upstairs

With ninety-nine cent dreams

A rusty heart

And a weeping mind

Just upstairs, now

Ninety-nine cent dreams

Tattered gowns

Hand-me-down literature

And plastic flowers

She lived right upstairs

With a hungry heart

And ninety-nine cent dreams

 

Cover image by Javardh on Unsplash. The copyright of Ninety-Nine Cent Dreams belongs to Karisshma Kaur.

 

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  1. Somdev Chattopadhyay says:
    November 24, 2021 at 12:53 am

    Dear Karisshma, It’s a 100 Cent poem, beautifully narrated. Just loved it.

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