Notes to a Younger Me
On Leaving
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on small joys:
the first mango of the season.
a clean notebook.
the sound of rain on a tin roof
when you are dry and warm underneath it.
write these down. you will need the list.
How did it leave you?Your reaction helps Hira Batool know what landed.
dear me, now:look how loud you got.look how much room you take up.twelve would be so proud of youshe would not know where to put her hands.
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