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    The poem explores finding the right words to describe different people lurking outside one's door in the shadows. Over multiple stanzas, the speaker considers different terms - "freedom fighter", "hostile militant", "guerrilla warrior" - but ultimately realizes none fully capture who is there. In the end, the speaker invites the child inside, realizing words alone are not enough.

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    The poem explores finding the right words to describe different people lurking outside one's door in the shadows. Over multiple stanzas, the speaker considers different terms - "freedom fighter", "hostile militant", "guerrilla warrior" - but ultimately realizes none fully capture who is there. In the end, the speaker invites the child inside, realizing words alone are not enough.

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    The Right Word by Imtiaz Dharker

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    Pritam Kumar
    The poem explores finding the right words to describe different people lurking outside one's door in the shadows. Over multiple stanzas, the speaker considers different terms - "freedom fighter", "hostile militant", "guerrilla warrior" - but ultimately realizes none fully capture who is there. In the end, the speaker invites the child inside, realizing words alone are not enough.

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    THE RIGHT WORD

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    POEMS
    Outside the door,
    lurking in the shadows,
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    Outside that door,


    taking shelter in the shadows,
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    Outside, waiting in the shadows,
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    watchful in the shadows,
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    lost in shadows,
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    6 BURN 9: respect

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