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61 pages, Paperback
First published May 5, 1990
All you who sleep tonight
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right,
And emptiness above—
Know that you aren't alone.
The whole world shares your tears,
Some for two nights or one,
And some for all their years.
‘Sit’ by Vikram Seth
Sit, drink your coffee here; your work can wait awhile.
You're twenty-six, and still have some of life ahead.
No need for wit; just talk vacuities, and I'll
Reciprocate in kind, or laugh at you instead.
The world is too opaque, distressing and profound.
This twenty minutes' rendezvous will make my day:
To sit here in the sun, with grackles all around,
Staring with beady eyes, and you two feet away.