An Audience Of One
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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
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IF IT’S NOT LOVE
Tortured rivers, can you see Tormented souls trying to be All they ever hoped to see Is now awash the eastern sea When did we become two? A feeling terribly ripped into Cries foul with a new-found glee “A broken heart is all I’ll ever be” A dream fulfills my nightmares Who’s now hidden in Continue reading
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ON THE EDGE
Push me till the point of no return Fires of change making my insides burn Death ahead of me and reality behind this Which leads to carefree abandon and bliss. What is a life that never tried to live? Losing itself in its timeless quest to forgive I can smell death closing in but not Continue reading
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THE FLAG WAS WELL DOWN
With its broken crown, the flag was well down So finally with a frown, long after leaving town It stood shivering in the winter mist After fatally missing destiny’s tryst, Subjugated to fright in the lonely winter night It pitied its plight, sensing the cold it had to fight Terrorised with a fear unspoken Fearing Continue reading
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AS I LAY DYING
And as I lay dying, breathless and in torment I asked myself what kind of life I had spent Had it been one full of highs and secret lows Was it the right alternative I regularly chose? The Gods paid me a visit but they were not kind “We’ll just take a look around, if Continue reading
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TELL ME IT’S LOVE
Endless desire, and a meaningless game When will we admit that we’ve felt the same It’s not about from where this feeling came Never meant to be but let this soul be shamed You touch me and it feels like I’ve been set on fire I have surpassed this mortal land, I’m going higher The Continue reading
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WOES OF THE SOUL
Confesses the soul bedevilled with your fingertips Whispers in your ears, “Set me free,” Fills to the brim with pride along those dewy lips Forces you to open your eyes and see A heart which used to beat once but is now eclipsed By a timeless door which never had a key. It derides attention Continue reading
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THE DAWN
Time escapes with fleeting dreams, Another day is gone, Bringing along false sunlight it seems That here is the dawn. Heart beats wildly against the chest Wanting to flee, Miniscule part of this eternal quest But it saves me. Light is blinding, the darkness tragic Asks what you see, Spinning past you its astounding magic Continue reading
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BAD SON
We never saw eye to eye, just eye for eye Not letting up till it made either of us cry You lose an inch, I secure a mere yard Not unlike gladiators when we sparred Because we fought an endless war Oft forgetting what we were fighting for Now we can’t stop, but can we Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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