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‘Subject: Mirror, Mirror’: An Excerpt by Badar Salem
From 'Lonely as a Crowded Room' By Badar Salem Translation by the author Subject: mirror, mirror I spent the entire day staring at the ceiling, unable to find a single reason to rise from bed: not for a sip of water, not for the bathroom. I wished to remain there indefinitely, shielded from life itself. Throughout those endless hours, as the sky shifted from blue to black, I contemplated my existence but felt nothing—no love, no sorrow, no longing.