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POEM - THE EGO TRIP, Poetess - Shah Jehan Ashrafi (Mauritius)

Swapner Vela Sahitya Patrika (The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine) is a Bilingual magazine in which Bengali and English literature are published from Aurangabad, MSD, W.B. Editor - Md Ejaj Ahamed

19 Oct, 2025

THE EGO TRIP

Shah Jehan Ashrafi

The ego trip

A hell-bent show.

A lavish spectacle,

A reckless display.

A luxurious hotel,

with a five-star sway.

A self-woven shroud,

Displayed with pride.

A swelling ego

Is hard to hide.

A shopping complex,

A spilled bill.

The world starves,

Take a chill pill.

Designer outfits,

Gaudy jewelry.

Slum dogs envy,

The opulent’s spending spree.

The limousine’s tires

Burst on glassy shards.

Silent tombs

Speak in graveyards:

‘All that comes from dust

Shall return to dust!’

By Shah Jehan Ashrafi, in poetry book Whispers (available on Amazon worldwide)

Swapner Vela Sahitya Patrika (The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine) is a Bilingual magazine in which Bengali and English literature are published from Aurangabad, MSD, W.B. Editor - Md Ejaj Ahamed

Swapner Vela Sahitya Patrika (The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine) is a Bilingual magazine in which Bengali and English literature are published from Aurangabad, MSD, W.B. Editor - Md Ejaj Ahamed

Swapner Vela Sahitya Patrika (The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine) is a Bilingual magazine in which Bengali and English literature are published by Md Ejaj Ahamed from Aurangabad, Murshidabad, W. B, India

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