Bibi ka Maqbara; Aurangabad
What a thing it is to be
trapped under a shadow.
To be grand,
but not the grandest.
To be old,
but not the oldest.
To argue your distinction,
but be too similar to avoid
comparison to the marvel.
Better to be a shoddy original
than a second-rate colossus.
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