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    In The Chamber of Sentimentalism
    In The Chamber of Sentimentalism
    In The Chamber of Sentimentalism
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    In The Chamber of Sentimentalism

    By Stanza Alquisha

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    "In The Chamber of Sentimentalism" is a small book of poetry ramble from a disillusioned hopeless romantic. Written from 2008 to 2019, in the journey of life from Southeast Asia to Europe to Oceania, with all phases of loving, losing, hurting, healing, learning, maturing and everything that makes life worth living.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStanza Alquisha
    Release dateApr 4, 2019
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      In The Chamber of Sentimentalism - Stanza Alquisha

      flower

      My World

      In my world,

      everybody was born with detachable hearts with spares.

      When they break,

      you just have to replace them

      with a brand new one.

      In my world.

      everybody has convertible faces.

      Every morning you open your cupboard

      and select which suits your mood the best.

      (Or maybe the one that doesn’t, but you still wear it anyway to fool others).

      In my world,

      everybody came to life with warning labels attached on their foreheads.

      CAUTION: AN INSUFFERABLE BITCH.

      KEEP AWAY. HE'S NOT GONNA ATTRACTED TO YOU.

      Or, my personal favourite:

      FRAGILE. HANDLE WITH CARE.

      In my world,

      you can pause, stop, or fast forward any moment.

      When you make a mistake, Ctrl+Z will undo it all

      You can edit or delete things you no longer like to see.

      And you can always replay that time

      when you're being

      extremely happy...

      Pastel-Coloured Sky

      This was the time

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