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Desert from the Other World
As the world transpires into a moonlit desert — Chilled, veiled in grey with hints of colour unfurled. Pale luxuriance of thorns sketch The serene horizon’s edge. The cool breeze from the dune’s soft hollows Carries hope, a whiff from distant seas. I imagine walking barefoot, On the boundary of worlds. Plunging into the icy…
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Crossover to the Adversary
In these postmodern surreal dark verses, you explore a haunting journey through chaos and revelation, where every verse delves deeper into the struggles and triumphs of the human spirit.
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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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Beginning What Already Had Begun
If life were a flute, then living would be the air,Striking every blocked orifice until it finds a vent.With each strike,Losing an index from the exponent.Trudging along for a long, long time,In a surreal definition of time itself,I find that many of the frames I imagineFail to reach the canopy of creative sustenance.Mostly because thoughts…
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Tethered to Reality
From the yearning stell, brilliance conferred upon the barbed wires.The chiseled ends sparkle like golden blue crystals on daring rose petals.Oceans locked and killed within the prison of reality,As Ignorance shames, tortured andMutilated by the harshness of existence.Deep within the heart, indignation lies silent.Aspirations are but oddities.Truths shackled, barred from embracing thoughts of tenderness.Acceptance quenches…
Shamasis Bhattacharya 