Justice, inequality, societal tangles. They are all here dissected with words that cut through the noise and touch. The core shades of existence by Manaki Mishra is an invitation to embrace the wild ride of being alive. It houses the hope that after this exploration we emerge on the other side, slightly more in love with lifes chaotic poetry. The poem that I am narrating today is titled the wait. The wait has been long, the night thousand shades dark and stark. Patience plays hide and seek