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If Only

If only there was more time,
If only I wasn't always tired,
If only I wasn't so differently wired,
If only we had a little extra dime,
The two words I always turned to,
My immediate reflex responses,
Helping me make the best excuses,
Whenever there was something I had to do.
But then a virus so minuscule, 
Comes a-waltzing surprisingly, 
Granting me to be lazy ceaselessly, 
Not having to follow any rule. 
Endless time, with no where to be,
Movies just waiting to be watched, 
No more people to avoid and dodge, 
And a bed to sleep in excessively. 
Could this actually be true? 
But something was clearly amiss,
And swiftly faded my bliss,
When chores and responsibilities cast a grey hue. 
Because now, there was nothing to cover, 
My laziness and laid back attitude, 
No more excuses to find in this free solitude, 
So I turn to those words again like a destitute, 
If only lockdown could just be over.

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Days Ahead

The days ahead lie hard and long
With time ticking fast and strong
Throwing confusing options my way
And unknown paths, right or wrong.

I wish life came with a manual
Maybe some aid, audio or visual
To overcome certain chapters
Until it became habitual.

As i see it, my life is a boat
Trying its best to stay afloat
Struggling against the strong winds
With chances of making it, remote.

Or i wonder, is it all in people in-built?
To keep balance when there's a tilt
To know exactly who they want to be
And to keep the boat till the shore, adrift.

But after all this futile pondering
With nothing but worry lingering
I realize that i have gotten thus far
And that in itself, is something.

So maybe there is no specific rule
As such, to motor through this life cruel
But my worry and overthinking
Is definitely not its key or fuel.

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Alone

Do you ever feel
That you were better off alone?
Like, just entirely seal
Everyone away and you live alone?

'Cause in a group you call your own
If you begin to feel alone
And all the calls through the phone, 
Fake smiles and words, to hate, You've grown, 
They begin to sicken you to your bone. 

Family, relatives, friends, 
Are they all worthwhile? 
Or just phasic trends
We have for a while?

They love to guide and lead
And give you words of advice to heed
All in pretext of a 'good deed' 
But term your wishes as mere greed
And consider you like a filthy weed. 

Because you are but a stain
To their perfect reputation, 
Drowning you in misery and pain
Not seeing your trepidation. 

And so, from a gem that once shone, 
You realise now you're undeserving and torn, 
And all the sins you had ever borne, 
Haunt you and make you forlorn, 
While you remain in the darkness, alone.

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An Introvert's Predicament

I dont know why
But everytime i try
To speak, i sigh
It's not that i'm shy
The words just die
And on my smiles, i rely
To convey and reply. 
But with kids, i cant deny
It's not as weird and dry
'cause they are not as sly
Neither judge nor pry. 
Might seem mighty and high
And my smile, wry
But its really all a lie
As i try hard not to cry. 
I'm not trying to defy
Any rules but to imply
Beneath this facade, underlie 
Timid, but good traits of an ally. 
So please in your life, apply
and also kindly comply
When you meet someone as i
Dont just wave goodbye.

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Without You

The sky is dark, the stars are bright, 
And so passes by another night, 
Lonely and forlorn, leaving me to
Get through another day without you. 

Everything seems to be going right, 
Life has never been as carefree and light, 
But this joy soon ebbs away like dew, 
Because it's all incomplete without you. 

To have of you, one fleeting sight, 
Scale oceans and countries, I just might, 
It's funny what love makes us do, 
But I'd do it if it makes me worthy of you. 

Of the distance between us inspite, 
I yearn to hold you close and tight, 
While dreams sprout in my heart anew, 
Under this moonlit sky, I wait for you.

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Self Reflection

As the morning rays stream in, 
And the bright light fills in, 
I force open my tired eyes, 
Stretch myself and slowly rise. 
Lazily as I walk into the bathroom, 
I stare in the mirror at the girl, 
Whom I have tried so hard to groom, 
And is now surrounded by a whirl, 
Collecting and finding herself, 
Amidst the chaos around and within herself. 
Life sure has been hard and mean, 
And the years, different versions have seen, 
Of herself and those around, 
Somehow, keeping her rooted to the ground.
An innocent child as she started, 
Is long gone and remains no more, 
But hope favours and compels her to soar
Because after all, life cannot be charted
According to one's wishes and desires
But it is the storms and the fires
That made her who she is today. 
And so, without doubt or delay, 
I affirm the girl within the mirror,
Who stares back at me everyday, 
That she is going to be okay.

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The Waiting

She was just a regular girl
Not different or unlike any other
But lived in a fairytale world
And dreamed like no other.
 
She set herself faithfully apart
Unavailable for anyone else
And waited from the start
For her prince nonetheless.

Though hard was the waiting
She stood in faith steadfast
Though tough was the going
She dreamt bigger till the last.

And one fine, summer morning 
Through the glowing sun beams
After years of forlorn waiting
She met the man of her dreams.
 
Something tugged at her heart
And she knew almost instantly
He wasnt just of her life, a part
But the crux and her destiny. 

She loved him from a distance
Unsure of how to approach
Scared if he would at all sense
Her interest and turn to reproach. 

A man of marvellous integrity, 
With blinding radiance he beamed
Full of compassion, joy and humility
Exactly like what she had dreamed. 

Day by day, her admiration grew
Her waiting and longing relentless
Of what to say, she had not a clue
Except that her love was endless.
 
In surrender, she turned to her Creator
One who nurtured her from the start
She made Him of her story, the Author
To help her lead him to her heart. 

And so one day, just miraculously, 
The man happened to speak to her
Nothing special or extraordinary
But felt something soothing about her.
 
Within days, he was drawn to her
Surprising himself at the suddenness
But it was their love for their Maker
That made them feel such closeness.
 
They never knew love could be
So beautiful, pure and complete 
And that the taste of painful waiting
Could be so magnificently sweet.

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My Unfinished Chapter

Days and miles pass by
All routines get by
Some smooth, some rough
Bittersweet, just enough.
But this void remains,
Memories with murky stains
Reminiscing you
When I don't want to.
Those brown eyes
Sparkled so mischievous,
Bursting into giggles
At ever joke I fumbled.
We were silly and chaotic,
But acted elegant and poetic.
Miss us being absurd,
Thick-headed and wayward.
Embarrassing those with us
Making those around, envious.
These words remain forever
Unsaid, my unfinished chapter,
As I fail to answer why
You left without goodbye.

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My Zeal

I didn't know I could feel
Or open my soul and reveal
All these emotions, so real
To you, my fire, my zeal. 

If only I could rewind this reel
And relive our moments, so surreal
As these words onto your lips, I seal,
And you, for eternity, away I steal.

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Till the Finish

Words seem too inadequate
And blank remains my mind
As I try and pen down these lines
That in my mind, ceaselessly levitate

Why does my world seem so colourful?
My future so uncertain, yet bright?
What is this song in my heart, so soulful?
And this joy that I feel at its height?

'I think its you', I embarrassingly wonder 
Its probably just another childish blunder
Or a make-believe, undeserving grandeur
But i can feel my scared self surrender. 

'cause you free me of all my sorrows 
Make me hopeful of my tomorrows
Bring out the timid self within me
To a better version of myself, be. 

You make me want to protect you, 
Save you from society and foe
To just wrap you up from head to toe
And ask God to please let me keep you. 

So, thank you for my daily dose of relish
Thank you for all these moments to cherish
Thank you for accepting me with all my blemish
I hope we can journey together till the finish.