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My Part of the Story

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Shrinikka B Yuvabharathi Public School · India Published in Aporia · Issue 2 · May 2026
My perspective is unseen,
When I explain, your reply is mean.
Why can't I explain?
Why should I always be the listener?
My part of justice is still unheard
Like a caged bird.
But I'm still hoping
That someday I'll stop nodding,
And talk, my part of the story.
A note from the author
"This is about the pain of always listening but never being heard, of carrying explanations that nobody waits to understand."
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About the Author Shrinikka B Yuvabharathi Public School · India

Shrinikka B is a student at Yuvabharathi Public School in India. She writes about the quiet ways people are silenced and the slow courage it takes to speak. Her poem "Beyond the Smile" also appears in Aporia Issue 2.

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