That's How it Had to End
Thank you, sweetheart, I whisper my gratitude My lips close to your ears As you lay in a scarlet pool Withering and twisting Like a wayward leaf on an autumn noon . It’s okay, I tell you Pushing the knife deeper Into the guts that dared to annoy me While you gasp for breath Hands […]
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Gratitude
‘Thank you’ is a word, so trivial, Human mind’s ephemeral expression. As the dew drops forget you, mighty Thee, when it meanders into the sea. . Life as a memoir they tend to remember, cry over misfortune, ‘Karma’ they wonder. Gratitude for blessings are overrated Oh Lord ! Your human is so demented. . As […]
Dr Shweta Mathur LallSarcastic Sorry!
Thankyou she said – Every time they allowed her, to step out Every time they applauded her, in a crowd Gratitude she expressed – For every freedom granted For every wish accepted . But all this only till, realization dawned When she understood, she was beyond Free to live, the way she desired No permission, no […]
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