Legacy
By Samreen Sajeda
The delicate china
Decorating my living room
Is more ancient
Than my grandmother’s
First breath.
Often, I imagine
Hosting tea-parties
For my ancestors—
Kissing the cup’s firm lip
We slowly sip on memories.
To have survived decades
Without a crack,
Surely, this frail heirloom
Cannot be as fragile
As a heart.
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Samreen Sajeda is currently on the book reviews team at Jaggery Lit. She graduated in English literature from Sophia College, Mumbai. She completed an MA in the same discipline from the University of Mumbai. She is, at present, reading for a PhD in Palestinian poetry in translation. She writes poems and, occasionally, short stories. Her work has been published in the Indian Cultural Forum, Muse India, Spark, Jaggery Lit, Hakara, and elsewhere.