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Locked in Mesmerz
Waking up, locked within dreams;An incandescent irony: truth melds with reality —Flawless cravings for an ideal tomorrow,Built on the fragile hope of transcending death.In the searing fire of the monster’s temple,Hurled from the third story to the verdant bed below.Awakening in a hospice amid a torrential quake,Yet still pondering the fates of squandered riches.Menstruating thoughts,…
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Looking Down at Myself
When I gaze skyward, no stars greet me,No planets, moons, or clouds; not even a comet’s tail.What I see are faces —Faces that look down, speak, and call…Each face morphs into a star; each star becomes a face.Strange visages abound:Some laugh, some weep, some mock,While others haunt the night’s canvas.Among these faces, some familiar, others…
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Perplexed Choice
The peals of laughter, how they seem so spiteful,With a touch that feigns sympathy, truly spiteful.Cursed, indeed, feels everything in this life —A relentless echo in the void of strife. Yet life itself, a vicious cycle cursed,Birthing superfluous emotions, overflowing with false redemptions,Stretching beyond the grasp of the tattered, the scattered —Those grains caught in…
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Why in Vain
Why do I write again?Why am I in pain?Why can’t things be right? Why you ask, why again? Why can’t people do goodWhy can’t dreams come trueWhy aren’t things controlled? Why you ask why untold? Why shall one see resultsWhy must there be a solutionWhy can’t roads be smooth? Why you ask, why not understood?…
Shamasis Bhattacharya 