Tag: writing
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[532] The Divine Tide
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What escapes us every day tires usBut, is it keeping me alive?Eyes linger, mesmerised by stardustWhat escapes us every day tires usWarring feelings, which one to trust?A headless dove clutters my designWhat escapes us every day tires us But, is it keeping you alive? “NaPoWriMo Day 4: Today, let’s try writing triolets. A triolet is…
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[530] Broken Pieces of Our Past Lives
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An aftertaste of when the mind’s apocalypse ends, blissRed lipstick on my soulA feeling that lingers in the infinite pastThe warmth of a past loverThe apathy to accept that it will not returnThis is the sound of the universea portal to another world where I bloom in the discarded NaPoWriMo Day 2: Today’s prompt asks…
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[528] Thirst and The Desert
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In hopes of capturing a silent pulse of life I abandon hope itself Desiring and pining for a perfect life I abandon perfection itself Feeling the need for balance I abandoned feeling itself Trial and error is abandoned to make way for Trial and triumph
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[527] Forgetfulness of Individuality
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I dwell in the forgetfulness of my cosmic natureA spectacle unfolds, for all to witness.The gradual implosion of my beingFlowing state, now a distant memory,Lost, drifting in the vast ether ever-expanding I seek to learn about myself from another’s thoughtsTheir emotions, feelings, and situationswhen I could cultivate my own gardenand let my kindness sprout against…
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[526] For The Last Time
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my tiny impulsescarry me to the distant pastcarry me to the near futurebut never fully present you areinvisible to me different livesdivergent universewhy does it still feelyou know me better my tiny impulsescarry me to you my growth in the nightwhere is your sunlight?faith in synchronicityfate seems destinedto make me forget youto make me forgetful…
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[525] Vivid Night, Vivid Light
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As I gazed upon my lifeI see a divide so clearMy yearning soul and the worldly strideMy ambition rears its teethas authenticity dies a silent death My heart craves revelling in the inner realmbut the external world the sound of a drill in my mindI am reminded of my privileged lifeAnd the inner light that…
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[516] Meet Me Again
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To find functionI silenced the voices in my headNow every poem is inaudibleevery love a compromiseHow long can you go onchasing a past that never wasChances that slipped through the cracksMemories are all we’re left withNowhere can we meet except at the funeral of my museJust to hear one last truthA hope that some things…
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[162] Blurred Times
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Revive who I was [an anomaly] when I first met you Try it one more time [persistence] Let me crumble before you It’s a wonderful sight Searching for a hand or grabbing for breath capturing it inside for times like this [delusional] when you take it all away or for times like those when you…
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[144] Rebel With A Cause
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We are told that “don’t upset the system” “don’t be a rebel and lose your mind”. The reason? The functioning of the system is crucial for miscreants to survive. To not politicise art is just another way of submitting to the pressure of not being seen as a rebel. As the word, ‘rebel’ has a…
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[127] Life: A Parody
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Aren’t we all just parodies of our true selves? Trying to feign reality but only becoming an amusement in return. We are always striving for the illusory knowledge of ourselves but all we find is an illusory illusion which breaks when we probe further. Where does the answer to the quest of our journey lies?…
Smoke words every day. 