Life
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DISPUTE
Some people live all their life dreaming While others toil in the mid-afternoon heat Some speak of overcast days and the rain While the others have the world at their feet, Some cry when lost, some shout for relief The others help themselves and their friends Some like Federer while some like Gower The others… Continue reading
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A SONG OF LONGING
Whenever I hear the lark singing And see the sun wake up to another fight There is something that draws me in And something that repels me They are both present in identical measures And they’re equally powerful, Now bedraggled, tired and weary This soul of mine is looking for company It achieved tranquillity when… Continue reading
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TIME WILL SAY NOTHING
Time will say nothing but, “I told you so,” When the rivers are awash with all those tears, And the soul willingly lets the anguish grow. When the priceless dream, broken in half, Cries from the nearest branch of hope, Time will say nothing but laugh. Time will say nothing but, “I told you so,”… Continue reading
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POISON
They say that you are not good for me, With your cautious lips and dewy eyes. And those soft hands that set me free, Leaving me guileless as I chase this prize. They say that you are like the cloudy skies, And I will take too long to understand That your cautious lips and dewy… Continue reading
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STRENGTH
Maybe we don’t speak tonight, Using just our eyes to decipher another language, Our code for “Who’s stronger between the two of us?” Maybe it’s just from another realm. We speak while we’re shivering, And while we’re too twisted to even think straight, The power to evade this fate has escaped from my reach, We… Continue reading
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INFALLIBLE
You see the church looming up, You go searching for your heart But you know you can’t find it, ‘Cause you have come to an end to praying. You hear the temple bells toll, You start looking for your soul But you know you have none, As you have used up all your wishes. You… Continue reading
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HER DILEMMA
I knew a girl who used to shine bright, Who fought against the tides of time, As the sands of sorrow remained behind, She danced to the tunes of her own rhyme. Her mind travels to the lanes of love, She battles but underneath the facade she’s hollow The chains that bind her try… Continue reading
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ASK
Ask the flower just before it has bloomed, Ask her how she bore the pain underneath The entire facade that she’s been carrying forever, Before turning into this enchantress who manifests. Ask the butterfly just before it has metamorphosed, Into love, away from all the world’s abhorrence, Ask her how her touch made the… Continue reading
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HOW TO BREAK A HEART
Since you’re not worth my love, I haven’t given up I’m stronger than that, And though my heart will break, I’m taking back my faith Cause right now my world is spinning too fast. And if you were the one, you wouldn’t hurt me so bad But you won’t be the end of me..… Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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