• A Silver-Tongue

    Eloquently speaking,Yet slowly sinking.No silver-tongue canHelp me now.Suddenly drowning,Yet, irreversibly hoping.No hero canSave me now. – Arsh

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  • A Casualty

    Across the pond filled with reeds,The lone soldier’s tall figure heaves.Weary of his deeds,He is now one with the weeds.One can only hope that he finds peace,And that his soul is now at ease. – Maya Desdemona

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  • The kettle’s high pitched whistling seemed to only fuel her growing anger, while the tea that was furiously bubbling in it was now as bitter as her tears. Towards him she felt only resentment, but she always sugared his tea so he would not notice. He never did, anyway. Only, with the sugar that was…

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  • Humanity

    What gives an entity humanity?It cannot be love,For some humans don’t feel it,Though they are as human as everyone else.What gives someone humanity?It cannot be empathy,For some people don’t feel it,Though they are as human as everyone else.What gives someoneThe right to decide another’s humanity?For humanity is an oft debated subject,That no one knows the…

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  • The Burning Cold

    Walk through the HearthAs you would ice,And from the cold flamesYour new self will rise.Behead your past,Be off with its head.After the Flames have cleansed you,You will freeze your dread.Succumb to the Cold,Invite the warmth of the FireplaceFor your sins have been frozen,But your pitiful self remains. – Maya Desdemona

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  • Strange Courtesies

    Stranger to what I’ve always known,These common courtesies feel alien.Acting normally to what is demanded,And that is how we have existed. – Arsh

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  • In spite of the lateness of this post, I most sincerely thank all my dear viewers for accompanying me on this thirty day journey, the previous post marking the end of both this journey we have shared and my vacation. As for what the future holds in store for us, it will surely be a…

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  • Drifted Apart

    I still don’t knowHow many of your thingsAre mine,And how many of my thingsAre yours.I guess we’ll have toContend with the fact that,I knew you for a while.And for a whileIs better thanNever at all. – Arsh

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  • Farewell

    Stalling this departure,Cause I know thatThis is the last farewellBetween us.Goodbye my friend. – Arsh

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  • Missing You

    Crossing this world and others,Searching for a version of usWho survived together.But we could never have stayed togetherIn any world that I can concieve.I believe that that’s the tragedy of it,It was inevitable. – Arsh

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