{"id":1735,"date":"2019-10-13T06:42:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T10:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lineriderpress.com\/headlinepoetry\/?p=1735"},"modified":"2019-12-14T18:44:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T22:44:47","slug":"featured-poet-dr-priya-dolma-tamang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lineriderpress.com\/headlinepoetry\/2019\/10\/13\/featured-poet-dr-priya-dolma-tamang\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Feature | Dr. Priya Dolma Tamang\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Photo by author, see notes below.<\/h6>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 160px;\">Individuality<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Originality\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Should I deal\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">dispiriting downfalls of\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">judged juxtapositions\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">between how or what\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">you would want me to be\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">and who in actuality\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">is me.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">To appease your army\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">were not my battles fought,\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">a long life lived\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">on tiny validations sought;\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">I am me as much as you\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">are you\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">which is why we are\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">too different two.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Be You<br \/><\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">I am the modest Moon,\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">who feels like a sultry Sun\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">and is baffled if it should\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">rise at dusk or set at dawn.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">For those who wronged me wild,\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">or aimed to right my wrongs,\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">blundered to believe\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">that they and I were\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">as deviant as decent days\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">and notorious nights\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">&#8211; each, its own gift;\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">each, its own light.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Now, where do I begin to receive myself?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Enough\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Every time, anyone\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">rejected\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">any or every part of me,\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">and anytime, everyone\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">accepted\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">every or any part of me,\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">the fulsome fairness\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">of my force in whole\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">could celebrate\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">all the mischief myopia\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">dared play\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">on constrictions\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">of calculated vision.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">For I am the quantum\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">of solid substance,\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">not a sum\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">of fragile fragments.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\r\n\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Author&#8217;s Notes: <\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>photo:\u00a0 Sikkim is the second smallest and least populous Indian state. Bordered by Tibet in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south, the Himalayan state is home to Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world. An erstwhile Buddhist kingdom founded by the Namgyal Dynasty, Sikkim joined the Indian Union in the year 1975. With nature&#8217;s untouched beauty, the virginal hills and soft air, it remains one of the most pristine places to visit in northeast of India. Gangtok is the capital and the largest town of the state. It is a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site, and a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural delight.<\/em><\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>inspiration: Individuality is the biggest asset one needs to admit, accept and act upon. Each soul has a set of predetermined lessons to learn, thereby every human life is characterised by varied challenges and personalised skills to overcome them. It is unreasonable to expect similar tendencies, reactions or strengths from people who were born to walk different paths.\u00a0 <\/em><\/h6>\r\n<h6><em>about the author: I share my verses at @poetryandprosebyk on Instagram and Facebook. After a satisfying debut with &#8220;Ivory Gleam,&#8221; my second poetry collection is on the lookout for an apt release date.<\/em><\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by author, see notes below. 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