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Kedarnath Singh

THE HIGHEST PLACE

When I got there
I was afraid.

People of my city
it is terrifying to discover
   that all the steps
      of the city
         lead up to
            this place
               where no one lives.

THE HIGHEST PLACE

Kedarnath  Singh

Kedarnath Singh

(India, 1934)

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THE HIGHEST PLACE

THE HIGHEST PLACE

When I got there
I was afraid.

People of my city
it is terrifying to discover
   that all the steps
      of the city
         lead up to
            this place
               where no one lives.
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