Heartbreak

Tears burn my eyes,
Wetting the deserts,
Which have for so long remained dry that,
It feels almost peculiar to feel the wetness,
Though as to why I have no answer.

Hurt sears my heart,
Melting the chambers,
Which have for so long remained stone that,
I almost did not recognize the agony,
Wreaking through me, it was heartbreak.

Inside, cracks appear on stone,
From which poured lava,
Boiling and bubbling,
Forcing me to do things,
I'll regret later.

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The Void

In a big black void
Which i might never go through,
Not because I'm scared of the darkness
Not because I'm scared of creepy things
But because I'm afraid that I'll get lost.
Lost for good and never to be found.
But deep inside the darkness,
There is a small young boy,
Small yet unafraid
Lost but not lonely.
For there are the birds,
There are the animals,
There are the trees that keep him company.
I have to save him
But how can I,
When I myself am afraid?

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Unchained

Oh brothers, do not hold me.
Do not ask me to conform,
To your values.

Do not ask me,
To blindly follow.
Like a lamb to slaughter.

Remove these shackles,
Of oppression.
And release me from my prison.

Lift these restrictions before long,
Because one day,
I will be free.

And when the day comes,
That my chains are unbound,
I will unleash my fury.

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The Skies!

On a fine day
Blue and white,
The skies are at rest.
Sleepy in their mindsets,
Going to and fro.

But when the skies,
In their anger roar
And thunder.
Mere mortals cower before them,
None bold enough to face them.

Proud and kingly they are,
In the high heavens,
Watching.
Watching us all.
Few can hide from them.

The skies look down on us,
Them being above.

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Who?

Do we even know who we are?
Do we even know the value of this life?
We go around plundering and looting,
Thinking us the masters of this universe.
Who gives us the right,
To decide if the next man,
Will live or die?
Who gives us the right,
To mow down forests,
That have seen history unfold?
Who gives us the right,
To kill the roaring seas children,
And then curse her for tsunamis?
Who gives us the right,
To cage free spirits,
And then train them for our amusement?
Who gives us the right,
To treat others lives as a game?
Who?

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A 50 Paisa Coin

The dust gathers,
All around me.
Its settling on me,
Making me sneeze.

There is no one with me,
I am so lonely.
Have I been forgotten?
Or does nobody care?

I have forgotten,
My life before.
The only thing i remember,
Is being dropped into the darkness.

The others, they come sometimes.
But they never stay.
A day or two,
And then they are always used.

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Death Took You

We were happy, we were free
Two sole creatures, you and me.
But it didn't last all that long,
Why was it not meant to be?

You had an accident,
It was my fault.
Because I didn't run fast enough
to shout 'Stop! '.

I cursed and I cried.
It's not what i usually do.
But without my permission,
Death took you.

It was wrong,
Or so I think.
I went to the funeral,
I did my bit.

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Random Thoughts

In the hot summer morning light,
I stood looking from a great height.
And to my right there was a pack,
Of dogs, barking for a snack.
And on the road to Naukuchiatal,
There lay a dead man.
But I guess I was mistaken,
For he woke up and smiled.

What is death I wondered?
Pain, sadness, oblivion?
Or
Relief, bliss, happiness?

In a clearing nearby,
There were some rabbits snowy white.
He neared and made a noise,
Thinking they might like.
But ran away the rabbits shy,
Thinking any moment they might die.

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