Nostalgia
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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
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VERDICT
I will confess to you Because you showed me the picture Of the man who I had come to become And the way you turned it over upside down Showed a classic case of comic timing And then I thought of that old man Who had by now given up the struggle With shadows now Continue reading
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THIS DREAM OF TOMORROW
Short-lived emotions running over, Washing away peals of laughter Beads of joy kissed like a lover Do you even know what you’re after? Look out of the window today And let me know what you see Is time washing the pain away Or are the Gods setting you free? Walk out of this room and Continue reading
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A PHOENIX LAMENTS
He has lost all hope and misplaced all concern At the crossroads he doesnt know where to turn The fire that burned within has now long gone He’s left with nothing but for the hurt to dawn. Despair tugs at him persistently and he relents, Up till a point where he finds he’s lost Continue reading
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BATTLE OF A LIFETIME
Wakes up to find the Sun up and about, Hurries to get his satchel and clothes now As for the reality of life he has no doubt Pecks Mother on a cheek and to Father bows Rushes to find the day welcoming and fun What a vain way to conceal a future with none. Continue reading
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REMNANTS
Love, longing, desire No longer mere expressions Just prisons that no one escapes Unseen hands that shaped our love It is not a blameless world We are building cages for us Slowly, steadily, one brick at a time Watching the Sun disappear into A horizon that we used to call our own But who are Continue reading
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WHAT I WANT BUT YOU DON’T
You merrily sit atop clouds of hopeless allure, While I walk these shores of strife and endure I remember that this is not where we began They tell me I have to go now, I hope I can. You are the sunshine in those vast fields of hope While I am still clinging on Continue reading
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A FIRE IN THE RAIN
Running across, just like she vowed Not hunched down, nor head bowed Cursing her luck- a boon not a bane She has no clue how to break the chain But she can’t build a fire in the rain. Pulling together, he stands up straight He’s always known how not to trust fate Striding the streets, Continue reading
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BEFORE I TURN TO DUST
Stand at the edge and let go Into the abyss called failure, Walk past the lake of sunshine Until you hear your voice slur. You can call me for hours then, But you know that I won’t stir. Call me deranged, call me nuts God knows I’m but not insane Forgo the ropes that bind Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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