• Day Thirteen: Lorraine

    Lorena, or sweet Lorraine,As good-natured as the name portrays,Victorious as Laurus nobilis’ many triumphs claim.Yet I do not know anyone with this name.A careful balance between Darkness and Light,She is indeed ‘crowned with laurels’ and sight,Not only easy-going and bright,But also forever wondering with delight.Untouched by blight,She is morally right,For her ideals she will fight,But…

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  • What makes us Human?

    They say war makes humans unique,Yet octopi and ants fight the same as us.What is the difference then,Between us and them?Yet if war doesn’t differentiate us,What makes us any different from animals?If there is such an answer,Couldn’t anyone just tell me? – Arsh

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  • Day Twelve: On The Night (Pt. 1)

    I can never understand howA person can associate the night,With its peaceful presence,The numerous stars,The ever changing skyAnd the lonesome moon with evil.Maybe it is because the night holds us when we are most vulnerable,And sees us for who we are.It is only the Night which can see all our sins, and all our misgivings.It…

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  • Predator

    He is threatened by the fangs of truth,Of the claws he had once dismissed,As not a threat.It will be his downfall.Regarded as a harmless bunny,But in actuality a crouching leopard,He’s coming to tame it.What a joke. – Arsh

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  • Day Eleven: A Sailor’s Tale

    The sailor is one with stories plentiful,Ranging from Daring escapes to Romantic escapades.Their only constant,I suppose, would be the free wanderingOf the jolly old sailor himself. “For I was thrown from Untruthful shores,Left in the mercy of The Collector of Souls,Its cruel torrents continue to rage,Leaving my sailin’ selfWith a gruelling task at the Doors…

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  • The eye

    All-seeing and all-knowing,It memorializes everything you do.Constantly evolving yet unchanging,The eye judges if you are worthy. – Arsh

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  • Day Ten: Always

    Does anyone else wonder,How permanent ‘Always’ is?”I will always be with you.””We always need a shoulder to rely on.””You will always be haunted by your sins.””They will always consider you different.”Every ‘Always’ we hear,We seem to forget,Chemistry’s first rule.Stating that Change is Constant.What guarantee do we have,That we will not see better,Or worse days?”This too…

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  • Control

    Falling through a vicious sinkhole,My mind spirals out of control.One thing out of place,And everything has gone to waste.My control over this,Has to be absolute.Else most everything I’ve done,Will mean less than nothing. – Arsh

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  • Day Nine: A Moth

    It was only today I noticed,That around my homeA moth hopelessly circled round.It was nothing extraordinary,Most certainly not the first either.Yet its pale and ghostly hovering,Left me dark and pensive.Its almost lethargic flapping,Seeking only a place of darkness,As in its mind, a safety was only found there.And a wardrobe could not be an option.For the…

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  • Panopticon

    This prison of my mind,Is perfect for me.I cannot leave,And neither can I stay.No interaction with myself,Slowly going insane.This really is the most perfect prison,A prison of the mind. – Arsh

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