A rehash of what has already been stated
by so many others and more beautifully
an amalgamation of ideas already expounded
not quoting verbatim
but drawing inspiration from all around
words realigned in response to the prompts
and thus presenting old ideas in a different garb
to be applauded out of politeness.
Her dark eyes flash
she clenches her jaw
the air is heavy with silence
I sense a war brewing
it sends a delicious tingle down my spine
it always augurs well
when the battle lines are drawn
peace is joyously celebrated,
sensory and longer lasting
than when she withdraws into self
and is remote like an island.
It is not easy to walk backwards
but I am doing it
my eyes are firmly focussed ahead
as I gingerly backtrack
with a singular mind to erase some egregious mistakes
pick and redo some important lessons
if I could bend backwards to please you
I can surely retrace my steps
to unlearn the pain
to nurture that spark which ignited my passion
and then start afresh to learn again.
A lie’s antecedents
have no firm soil to hold on to
having been birthed in fertile chicanery
it gets a new lease of life
every time it is spoken
thus never dying
each time it is passed on
it is embellished artfully
further embroidered upon
with utmost dexterity
pretty things are accepted readily
so it perseveres
whereas the poor truth has no chance
it is a solid, bare, plain fact
whichever way you look at it
it remains constant and unchanged
makes others squirm uncomfortably
showing a mirror no one likes
its homeliness no match
against the pretentious lie
thus dying a slow death.
The day crawls at an abysmal pace
made a scapegoat of sun’s wrath
sapped of energy, it barely breathes
the wind lies curled beneath a barren tree
looking for sanctuary amongst parched grass
the denuded earth, without its green canopy, sizzles
unable to regenerate itself
a few clouds passing by
moved by its pitiable state, shed a few tears
which are like the kiss of life
helping it to reach dusk before fading away
it will be back tomorrow, for that is its fate.
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