{"id":19499,"date":"2025-04-10T17:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/?p=19499"},"modified":"2025-04-10T19:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:55:17","slug":"postcard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/archives\/19499","title":{"rendered":"POSTCARD FROM LA MER BEACH, DXB"},"content":{"rendered":"
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the underside of my foot \/ splintered<\/span>
a shard of glass \/ buried beneath<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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beads of sand \/ & warmth<\/span>
coursed \/ through the opening<\/span><\/div>\n
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meek \/ as though running<\/span>
into the many rooms \/ of memory<\/span><\/div>\n
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in the distance \/ children carved<\/span>
craters \/ a buoyant afternoon<\/span><\/div>\n
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breeze \/ the shape of pain<\/span>
welcome \/ in my indulgent life<\/span><\/div>\n
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on fatimah\u2019s beads \/ i counted<\/span>
till ninety-nine \/ morsels<\/span><\/div>\n
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of supplication \/ & waves<\/span>
foamed \/ to the surface \/ the skin<\/span><\/div>\n
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on my right foot \/ pliant<\/span>
as a peach \/ & my body longing<\/span><\/div>\n
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for more than \/ these repetitions<\/span>
i have always \/ demanded<\/span><\/div>\n
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more \/ from this world<\/span>
while having \/ more than most<\/span><\/div>\n
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one day \/ i will pay \/ for this<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aiman Tahir Khan<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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