If the denial of history sought to institutionalize erasure,

how come it is the surest antidote to forgetting?

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Do skyscrapers exchange knowing glances

or

raise eyebrows about rats

and embezzlement that live and die

in their stomachs?

 

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Do you know that

in the crowded marketplace

truth is a rare commodity

and the greater your purchasing power

the more pricey it becomes?

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The faint whiff of sandalwood that just brushed against my heart,

was it the memory of a tender moment

or

a god who has lost his way?

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Will someone who knows these verities
please tell me what is more sacred:

the pursuit of a beautiful woman

or

drinking to the memory of a fleeting moment?

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If long ago the guru paara was made to bend for aesthetic and earthy reasons

is it not true that today the material turning directs it to spectacle and illusion?

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Isn't it true that the most endearing of memorabilia are

pieces from torn love letters

and heart-soaked handkerchiefs?

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