Light trapped in the shadow
or you in my mind
My mind stutters
when it falls in love
Severed connection
with my soul
Reality shapeshifts
resembling autumn leaves
in spring
My feelings for you
are found underwater
drowning under the weight
of my inflated ego
Your spell doesn’t work
in a magic less place
A silent escape
the only thought in my mind
Who would have thought
silence breaks us both
An iceberg forms
to paint the sky white
You leave with no hope as
I arrive in the present’s past
when it’s all too late open up
when all that’s left
is for the sky to turn red
as I implode
Art by Julia Lillard
Smoke words every day. 
12 responses to “[468] The Beginnings That Never Begin”
Wow Rahul, this is just amazing. Your writing never fails to inspire and touch me deeply. I especially love the first stanza here, but the whole piece is so stunningly powerful. Well done, my dear friend 🤗🖤
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Yep, missed it! Glad you especially liked the first stanza. I like trying to think about how contrasting things find a way to survive amidst each other. Thank you for your valuable comment 🙂
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You’re so welcome, always a pleasure reading your masterpieces! I love how you describe it, that’s a divine thing to write about ✨🖤
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Deep. I loved the title and drunk in the rest. 🙏🏾
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Thank you!
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Wowwwww what a fantastic poem Rahul👏🏻👏🏻💖💖
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Thank you so much!
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These lines got me: “My mind stutters / when it falls in love” . However, from start to finish this poem really hits all the right notes!
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Thank you Benjamin 🙂
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Really like your poetic descriptions.
Art
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Thank you so much!
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Very nice blog you have herre
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