Motivation
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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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A PLACE FAR FROM HERE
There must be a place far from here That is not quite so worn out and spent My mind’s pulled down by the sheer Umpteenth weight of this mighty ascent A place that boasts of an atmosphere That’s very different to the one present Where birds are caged not by fear And the mighty winds 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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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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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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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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INSIDE MY HEAD
Maybe some of us hardly ever hear But some of us were born to disappear Trying to be much more than a number How hard is keeping from going under? Endlessly in search of strokes I haven’t played yet There is never an end to the expectation I want met Maybe this step will take Continue reading
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HEAD OVER WATER
The curse of expectation and the cancer of fate Clouds with no lining just when life seems great But I will not walk away without putting up a fight Give me a chance and then let me walk into the night It’s the poison of the standards I have set Of dripping every ounce of Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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