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The Grand School MAG
Arrived in hidden satire: lost in thought
sauntered the sibylline corridors with dots
of mud and grass, to which I passed
the floors traced by students amassed
in a package crew.
Indulged in flavor, I succumbed to the view
of my new life, my new life
buried in sight: the purple loosestrife
that surrounded the grand school
with a football field, a swimming pool –
Where my friends: Ahmad, Haider, Zaidi,
Mohammad, Hamza, Sheharyar –
Too many to mention
fought on the pitch like Olympic superstars
despite the ongoing tension
of endless exams
throughout the O Level program.
Now, I sit in my Literature class
finding a way to pass
my time
not with the help of a catalyst or an enzyme
but in a way that I can sublime
amongst my peers, my shadow,
and this very rhyme.
Yet, I still remember my dated vision
of Lahore Grammar School
grasping onto my prolific pen
as a machine tool
hoping every now and then
I can revisit the grand school
and perhaps, relive those moments again.
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My experience moving to Pakistan, settling in and beginning all over again - sprouting my roots at Lahore Grammar School.