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    Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
    Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
    Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
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    Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

    By Abhijit Naskar

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    "How come we can invent better ways to kill each other, but not one to preserve peace!" Asks Naskar.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVicdansaadet Publishing
    Release dateDec 9, 2023
    ISBN9798223942290
    Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

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      Bulletproof Backbone - Abhijit Naskar

      1. Sapiosultan Sonnet

      Sapiosultan

      (The Sonnet, 1267)

      They ask me, do I believe in destiny?

      Sure, I do - you are looking at it.

      I am destiny - of you - of the world,

      I am the destiny of entire humanity.

      I am the bridge - between everything -

      science, poetry, philosophy - everything.

      Between everything and everyone -

      I am the bridge between hearts still beating.

      I am not a servant to the field,

      I am a servant to the valley -

      the valley of life and light -

      beyond the squabbles of dead sanity.

      Who am I - or better yet, what am I?

      I am but a spark of reason tempered by warmth,

      I am but a spark of boldness tempered by humility,

      I am but a spark of justice tempered by conscience.

      I am neither man nor woman,

      I am neither mind nor

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