Jan. 29, 2023
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In every intrusive thought, there is a memory
By Shiksha Dheda
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In every intrusive thought, there is a memory
By Shiksha Dheda
In every intrusive thought, there is a memory.
In every memory, there is a mishap.
In every mishap, there is a victim.
In every victim, there is a sense of self-blame.
In every sense of self-blame, there is a lack of self-confidence.
In every lack of self-confidence, there is a questioning of morality.
In every questioning of morality, there is a sense of not being the victim.
In every sense of not being the victim, there is another mishap.
In every mishap, there is a memory.
In every memory, there is an intrusive thought
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Shiksha Dheda
Shiksha Dheda (she/her) is a South African of Indian descent. She uses writing to express her OCD and depression roller-coaster ventures, but mostly to avoid working on her master's degree. Sometimes, she dabbles in photography, painting, and baking lopsided layered cakes. Her writing has been featured (on/forthcoming) in Wigleaf, Passages North, Brittle Paper, Door is a jar and Epoch Press amongst others. She currently has chapbooks published with The Daily Drunk Mag and Fahmidan Publishing & Co and is the Pushcart nominated author of Washed Away (Alien Buddha Press, 2021).
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Image Description: The photo is of the author, Shiksha Dheda, looking directly at the camera, but tilted slightly to her right. The photo is in black and white and features the author wearing a lace detailed crop top. Her hair is loose and is parted to her left side. There is a blurry white background behind her.