A Complex Number

I'm half-way through this one..,
and long before it becomes one,
I usually erase the
entire thing
I chose to call a poem.

But after a while, one thinks,

That like energy,
the truth radiates in spurts..

That continuity is a daydream,
That all growth is involuntary,
That not all coincidences are coincidental.


...


Like things, people too die,
and, that just like the root of a negative one,
One too, was an imaginary i.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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March 9, 2011 at 10:22 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one of PoetrySoup's contest. The best to you in the finals Nikhil. Love Carol
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December 14, 2010 at 4:24 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week on PoetrySoup Nikhil. Love, Carol
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September 21, 2010 at 6:03 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Nikhil. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. You can look to the left side of the main page and find lots of information on PoetrySoup including contests by members of PoetrySoup and contests by the PoetrySoup site also which you may enter.If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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September 20, 2010 at 8:12 AM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. enjoyed reading your very creative write.. hope your time on soup is fun.. check out the contest scene to enter ..with luv..
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September 20, 2010 at 7:43 AM
thanks all. please see http://www.sadadosaextrachutney.blogspot.com for a better perspective on the poem. comments are welcome.
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September 20, 2010 at 7:08 AM
A profound write, I come to it as to a learning tree. Welcome to poetrysoup, I am happy to call you friend
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September 19, 2010 at 10:09 AM
complex indeed lol, interesting and good write...P.D.
Mehta Avatar
September 19, 2010 at 7:51 AM
very thought provoking poem, nikhil
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