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A LETTER TO MYSELF ON MY TWENTIETH BIRTHDAY
Dear 5-year-old me, I wish you had taken those rides up the see-saw and slide And not refused to cry when they caught you in seek-and-hide And not pretended that it stung when the dog bit your arm Sadly there was no one around to tell you it meant no harm I wish I was Continue reading
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TEACHER’S DAY
Behind every right and every wrong Behind every Jack Johnson song I am sure that there is a teacher Who’s one of a kind, a unique creature, Who shares everything they know Upon every column and every row Giving everything for free A teacher’s not unlike a tree, Teach you ABCs and also the ballet Continue reading
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FAREWELL TO FEROZGUDA
Dear Ferozguda, I never could part From you but with a heavy heart When I think of the happy days That I spent in my merry ways When innocence wove with pride And consoled me when I cried Of all those evenings spent atop trees By the railway track in summer breeze Samosas of the Continue reading
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A WALKING DISASTER
Confined within the walls of mediocrity Struggling to run alongside time He’s joined the race and made the climb Working towards a road away From failure and a road astray Grappling with the here and the now He’s evaded finding his worth What’s with this hell on earth That drains out every precious day Which Continue reading
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THIS MEANS WAR
The bugle has sounded, the treaty is signed Remnants of the past and future combined Screaming from the gallows of yesterday The deep, hallowed wounds will always stay You’ve defeated them all but do you know why You cant see the man in the mirror in the eye? They are not whom you set out Continue reading
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LIKE A FLOWER IN THE RAIN
Victory comes around but defeat always lurks Hasnt yet figured out how the mind works There’s struggle in the air where she’s thrust She has built this edifice and won their trust Little that’s flamboyant, there isn’t with an oak Life has a way of making failure look like a joke, She is almost like Continue reading
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TIMELESS
He lays his head back to watch the sun set It’s a dull orange now; no longer a threat. He’ll take his time getting his things right Before the day is done and turns into night. There’s a special feeling watching such allure What’s the right time? You can never be sure. So the stage Continue reading
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BATMAN TO SUPERMAN
(The year is 2040) “I didn’t wear my undies over my pants Against Arkham I took a very rigid stance Even if my eyes lacked your X-ray scan,” Said the venerable Batman to Superman, Superman, now old and fragile, lifts his head Starts to say something but stares right ahead “At least I didn’t drive Continue reading
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MINE
A melange of colours in tepid rain Washing away the forthcoming pain Naming a love so uncertain and unsure Shining ahead to the lights that ensure No one’s going to sleep tonight Until you tell me what’s right Don’t close the door- leave it ajar I will always find you, no place that far, Rowing Continue reading
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I HAVE QUESTIONS
Last night you told a thousand lies to me Into my eyes you swore that you’ll set me free But defeat now mocks me and the pain hurts These chains tie me to perhaps my best efforts, You told me you’ll give me one more chance I’m sorry if I got a bit too excited Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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