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Friday, March 30, 2007

History

History is not about dates
History is not the worth of some old man
History is not about dates
It is not about kings and
Beautiful princesses
It is not about birth certificates and mausoleums
History is not a map
Drawn by a wary child for
His geography class
History is not about heroes and cannons and death tolls

History is a
Dry black rose
From the garden of Noor-jehan
Which the princess flung away
From the window of her palace

History is a
Dry black rose
Dipped in a gold-platted bottle of
Vinegar
Forgotten somewhere in the attic of time

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