Shape of Becoming Sub-Title:Poems from the Static Between Worlds where moments linger long after

where moments linger long after they have passed

the care tendered by the nurse and appetizing food served promptly and attractively

In a land where gods whisper and thrones bleed

lives are never the same

and ruthless corporate wars force Leela to choose between identity and devotion

Shape of Becoming Sub-Title:Poems from the Static Between Worlds where moments linger long afterThe Shape of Becoming is a poetry collection written from the waiting room of modern migrationwhere visas expire faster than hope, where love is conditional, and where belonging is always under review. Drawing from lived experience, interviews, and the quiet confessions traded in immigration forums and late night phone calls, Anish maps the interior life of those who build the digital future of their adopted countries while remaining perpetually