The reflections lie incessantly
A downpour burning my face
.
Blinded eyes taped over and over
Words belong to the unknown self
.
Dark shadows prowl behind me
A sickening longing to look back
.
Face the unspoken dread lurking
And courage that falters in the end
.
I bend to light a candle for my soul
But the warmth is unbearable
.
Melts my icy skin into hazy vapour
A short-lived death and a dying life
.
At the precipice of a quaking balance
Spirit of the lamp inside fights back
.
A soft prayer of hope that still lingers
And lingers…
I am okay…. Yep! All good…
“All good…” That is good. 🙂
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Thanks Eric 🙂
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Lesson of Life for me.. I’ll take growing oldest over being depressed to the point i forget what happiness iS.. AlWays happy to be older and happy.. Greater.. than wise.. Feelings count at the end and beginning of now..:)
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That makes a darn good lesson in my book!
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SMiLes.. Yes friend.. Prajakta.. By the way.. Love the poetic way Prajakta sounds as a feeling unto itself and that is why i like my Pen name too for the music of it in lyric flow.. Ha! When you retire.. If you like you can become a poem too at essence if that becomes your full time hobby too.. It’s a weird but good feeling when all the words become a song.. Smiles.. Again.. When automatic writing is no longer coin operated.. Okay.. i’ll go.. before another poetic novella comes..;)
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Damn, Thank you for leaving the short message in the end. Otherwise, the poem was quite influencing.
I see the every set of two lines has a deep connection. A fine poem, Praj.
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Thanks a lot for your thoughtful words Neeraj…
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The words you found… beautiful, truely poetic!
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Thank you Erika…
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You are welcome, Prajakta 🙂
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Very good that you are good 🙂 🙂
I see a count down timer 😀 😀
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Ha ha 😛 That is an impending trip! That’s it.
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Haha OK. I just thought something else.
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Oh God…Prajakta…this. was. so. relate-able for me….I wanted to quote some of it in my comment but when I read it back, every line was my favorite.. Beautiful beautiful !!
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Thank you so much Zee… I am glad you could relate and have also found your source of comfortable warmth!
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Wonderful words and great ending!
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Thanks Lynz..
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🙂
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Hope is so necessary!
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This is a deep, soulful piece. Truly beautiful.
🙂
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Thanks a lot, Stacy !
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🙂
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Wonderfully penned… 🙂
“I bend to light a candle for my soul”- this is beautiful…
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Thank you Maniparna!
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There is always hope – exquisite hope, like the shining light in your perfectly suited photo.
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Finding it now, JoAnna 🙂
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This is so perfect. 🙂
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Thanks Simran!
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Very soulful, glad to read the P.S. 🙂
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Me too 😛
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Hope is everything! And I am curious what is so special about 7th of August?
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7th is something that is still WIP 😀 Hopefully will be final soon and I will share it!
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alright! I am setting a reminder on my phone to check your blog that day.
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Wow. I had to read it twice to fully comprehend it. Poetry can get me at times. 🙂
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It grows on you 🙂 Thanks a lot!
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Yup. 😀 No problem!
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No new post? 😀
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A million sit in drafts…. Hitting publish is the challenge!
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Yes, it really is… 🙂
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Glad to know you are all good 🙂
You have beautifully penned down the emotions in this poem Prajakta.
Well done 🙂
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Thanks a lot 🙂
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Poem = it kindles like a candle’s flame. 🙂
Great piece. The P.S. note said it all.
And forgot to mention that you look so gorgeous, not pretty, not good, not nice, but just gorgeous. 🙂
Absolutely stunning.
CREDITS: INSTA ❤
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Thank you, Nishita ❤ You are too kind!
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Glad to have stumbled upon your blog..loved the essence of this one!
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Glad to have you here, Leena! 🙂 Will be over soon.
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Hope is good. And I’m glad you are good too.
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Thank you, Deb!
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Painfully beautiful.Loved it.
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Truly beautiful, Prajakta. 🙂 💛
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This one is beautifully written prajakta
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